True to its name, “Violation” is about an unforgivable transgression. Written, produced, and directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli, their feature debut follows Miriam (Sims-Fewer) on at least two (maybe more) trips to the woods. In one, she ends up venting about her marital problems to her sister’s husband, Dylan (Jesse LaVercombe) and after a drunk kiss the night before, she wakes up to find him raping her by the smoldering campfire in the early morning hours.

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Unless you have siblings of your own, it’s damn near impossible to describe that bond that is felt between them. Not only do you have a lifetime of memories and experiences that have been shared, but there’s this unspoken vow to always trust in one another. So, when that trust is somehow broken, you can understand the deep hurt a sibling would feel after being betrayed. It’s that feeling that is explored in the upcoming film, “Violation.”

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In honor of “Violation” poised to make its debut at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, we’re thrilled to give our readers an exclusive first look at the thriller about broken trust between two sisters.

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