The Girl from the Naked Eye

"How far would you go if the only girl you ever loved was murdered?"

2012 1h 20m EN

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4.4

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★4.4TMDB · 47

ActionRomanceThriller

Synopsis

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Jake is a driver for a seedy escort service operating out of 'The Naked Eye strip club', he's a street thug type who falls for a witty high-class escort named Sandy. Except one night Sandy is found murdered, the only clues left behind are cell phone calls made the night she died. To avenge Sandy's death Jake must risk everything and walk a bloody path to find her killer.

“How far would you go if the only girl you ever loved was murdered?”

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Cast

Sasha Grey
Lena
Jason Yee
Jake
Gary Stretch
Frank
Dominique Swain
Alissa
Ron Yuan
Simon
Wilson Jermaine Heredia
Bobby
Jerry Ying
Johnny
Samantha Streets
Sandy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Ren
Writers: David Ren, Jason Yee, Larry Madill
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Ren, shot by Max Da-Yung Wang. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Danny Manor. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Greg Babor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Sasha Grey and Jason Yee and Gary Stretch carry the top of the cast.

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The take

David Ren directs. Max Da-Yung Wang behind the camera. Danny Manor scores. Greg Babor cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $1.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 14 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
5Directed by David Ren, shot by Max Da-Yung Wang. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Danny Manor. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Greg Babor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Sasha Grey and Jason Yee and Gary Stretch carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "How far would you go if the only girl you ever loved was murdered?".
10IMDB entry: tt1079360 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 47 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.