In the brute, sarah douglas superman ii gives a courageous performance as diane, a glamorous fashion model trying to escape the brutal blows of her sadistic husband, fearsomely portrayed by julian glover for your eyes only'. '.strtoupper('a')fter a particularly savage attack, diane leaves to stay with photographer friend mark bruce robinson, writer and director of withnail i and his girlfriend carrie suzanne stone'. '.strtoupper('f')inding solidarity with other victims at a nearby women's refuge, she aims to forge a new life alone, but her violent ex partner is determined to track her down.written and directed by gerry o'hara the pleasure girls, the bitch, the brute is an uncompromising exploitation film which dares to tackle the taboo subject of domestic violence'. '.strtoupper('u')nseen since the days of early days of vhs, the brute now returns in a blu ray worldwide premiere.indicator limited edition blu ray special featuresnew restoration from a 4k scan of the original negative by powerhouse filmstwo presentations of the film the explicit export cut and the uncensored, pre release uk version, the brute syndromeoriginal mono audioaudio commentary with actor sarah douglas and writer and critic kim newman 2022new interview with director gerry o'hara 2022uk prologue 1977 a 'psychiatrist' contextualises the filmthe sea can kill 1976 royal navy short film, written and directed by gerry o'hara, about surviving a disaster at seaerin pizzey 1978 interview with the inspirational founder of the world's first refuge for women, production by britain's central office of informationoriginal theatrical trailersimage gallery promotional and publicity materiallimited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by alexandra heller nicholas and josh nelson, a look at the public response to the film's controversial screenings, an interview with fight arranger roberta gibbs, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film creditsworld premiere on blu ray