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The Poison Rose (released internationally as Eye for an Eye) is a 2019 American thriller film starring John Travolta and Morgan Freeman. The film was directed by George Gallo and Francesco Cinquemani. It was written by Richard Salvatore, Francesco Cinquemani, and Luca Giliberto, based on Salvatore's novel of the same title.
The film was released on May 24, 2019 by Lionsgate, and was panned by critics. The film was also a commercial failure, grossing only $323,754.
The film received the best directing international award at the Terra di Siena Film Festival.
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Plot
Set in 1978, the plot centers on Los Angeles private investigator Carson Phillips. He is hired to conduct an investigation in his Texas hometown where mental facility patient Barbara Van Poole has been incommunicado for some time, which has her L.A.-based niece worried about her well-being.
Upon reaching the sanatorium, Phillips notices that the staff all look nervous when he asks for her. Dr. Miles, the head doctor, is evasive and strings him along for several days. Phillips never gets to see Mrs. Van Poole. Breaking into a rear wing of the facility, Phillips is surprised to find mostly empty rooms
