Eye for an Eye is a 1996 American crime thriller film directed by John Schlesinger and starring Sally Field, Kiefer Sutherland, Ed Harris, Beverly D'Angelo and Joe Mantegna. The story was adapted from Erika Holzer's novel of the same name. The film opened on January 12, 1996.
This film was remade in India as the Hindi film Dushman (1998) starring Kajol in a double role.
Karen McCann (Sally Field) is happily married to Mack (Ed Harris) and has two daughters, 17-year-old Julie (Olivia Burnette) (from Karen's previous marriage) and six-year-old Megan (Alexandra Kyle). She lives in a nice house in Santa Monica, California and has a good job in a museum.
However, her world is shattered when Julie is violently raped and murdered. Detective Sergeant Joe Denillo (Joe Mantegna) assures Karen there is enough DNA evidence to help catch the killer. He also encourages her and her husband to seek counseling.
At a support group they meet people in similar circumstances, including Albert and Regina Gratz (William Mesnik and Rondi Reed), and Sidney Hughes (Philip Baker Hall). During the meeting, Karen overhears Albert talking to Sidney about something which alarms Regina.
The next day Denillo tells
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