The Unspeakable Act

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The Unspeakable Act

2012

1h 31m

Drama

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Jackie tries to fight through reality's intrusion on her incestuous desires when her older brother gets his first girlfriend and prepares to leave for college.

Neil Young

The Hollywood Reporter

Mar 7, 2013

Sensitive subject-matter is handled with tact and intelligence in this tart if talky US indie.

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Nicolas Rapold

New York Times

Feb 28, 2013

3/5

[It] is about the familiar more than it is about the forbidden.

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David Fear

Time Out

Feb 26, 2013

3/5

You couldn't accuse the cast members of being good actors (several struggle to be merely amateurish).

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Jamie Neish

HeyUGuys

Aug 14, 2018

3.5/5

Deadpan, naturalistic and non-judgemental.

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Amber Wilkinson

Eye for Film

Aug 3, 2017

3.5/5

Sallitt has a good line in barbed wit, whether capturing the intricacies and absurdities of losing your virginity in someone's car or caustically examining Jackie's thoughts on the world.

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Amy Taubin

Artforum

Jun 1, 2015

The result is a film as sensuous as it is intelligent.

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Alain E

@AlainE Sep 25, 2026

A very accomplished film about adolescence and human desire. The unspeakable act never happens. The depiction of family dynamics rings very true. Sexual attraction between family members was analysed extensively by Freud and happens more often than people are willing to admit. The movie illustrates the proper way to address it. Very good acting and cinematography. On Prime.

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Jan 27, 2016

Like the most un-creepy movie about incest you'll ever see.

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Sep 5, 2015

THe Unspeakable Act revolves around the sensitive subject of incest and is quite a dramatic dark but a movie that is very well set out to discuss the matter. It's not easy but this movie does keep the balance and does not cross any boundaries, This movie reminds me of the movie with maggie gyllenhaal in it called the Secretary but with less sexual scenes. This movie is not for everyone and not suitable for the kiddies.

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May 12, 2014

awkwardly shot, with a penchant for patterns and a lack of intrigue for the audience. This film could have done with a really strong script and some virtuous acting talent, sadly none of this. Watching my cat watch herself is more interesting, a sad opportunity lost to explore a controversial and relevant topic intelligently and creatively in the medium of cinema.

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Nov 19, 2013

Pelicula fresa sobre incesto y obsesion. Solo para fans de las indies. (Texto intencionalmente sin acentos).

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andrei d

@RT74856639 Oct 6, 2013

InCEst dar de fapt despre maturizare si iubire

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Synopsis

Jackie tries to fight through reality's intrusion on her incestuous desires when her older brother gets his first girlfriend and prepares to leave for college.

Director: Dan Sallitt
Producer: Ania Trzebiatowska, Shari Berman, Jaime Christley
Screenwriter: Dan Sallitt
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 20, 2016
Runtime: 1h 31m

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