Hard Candy is a 2006 independent psychological thriller film focusing on a confrontation between a sexual predator and a 14-year-old girl he attempts to ensnare.
Hard Candy was directed by David Slade, written by Brian Nelson, and stars Patrick Wilson and Ellen Page, who would later rise to fame as the star of the 2007 Academy Award winning-film, Juno. It was the first feature film for Slade, who previously had worked mostly in music videos. The ...
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Hard Candy is a 2006 independent psychological thriller film focusing on a confrontation between a sexual predator and a 14-year-old girl he attempts to ensnare.
Hard Candy was directed by David Slade, written by Brian Nelson, and stars Patrick Wilson and Ellen Page, who would later rise to fame as the star of the 2007 Academy Award winning-film, Juno. It was the first feature film for Slade, who previously had worked mostly in music videos. The film inspired the music video for the Oomph! song "Beim ersten Mal tut's immer weh."
The film opens with a flirtatious online conversation between a man and a girl, who agree to meet in person for the first time at the Nighthawks café. The two are revealed as 14-year old Hayley Stark (Ellen Page) and 32-year old photographer Jeff Kohlver (Patrick Wilson). After further flirtation, Hayley suggests they return to Jeff's house to listen to Jeff's recording of a Goldfrapp concert. Once there, Hayley makes them both screwdrivers after telling Jeff...
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