In this book, Revisionist Rape-Revenge Redefining a Film Genre, Claire Henry examines what’s at play – including politics & ethics – when films include rape.

One of the 3 films Henry examines is Sleepers (1996), which tells the story of 4 young boys being sent to a juvenile detention centre in the 1960s where they are brutalised by guards. Years later, the men seek revenge which ends in a courtroom battle.