Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1974) Bo Arne Vibenius

Frigga lives with her parents on their farm. Unable to speak after being horrifically raped by an elderly man when she was young, her parents spend the majority of their money on speech therapy classes for their daughter in the hope that one day, she will speak again. One day, Frigga misses the bus to get to her speech therapy class. She accepts a ride off a suave looking gentlemen named Tony who pulls up beside her. Once they are in town, he takes her for a meal. Afterwards, he takes Frigga back to what appears to be his bachelor pad. He gives her wine that has probably been drugged, as she passes out after drinking it. The man then takes no time in bringing a crooked doctor in to get her fixed on high class heroin. After announcing to Frigga that she is now dependent on heroin and cannot last more than 48 hours without it, she must work as a prostitute for him. Frigga, obviously not thrilled by this news...

"Thriller:A Cruel Picture" is a notorious Swedish exploitation film which has a strange, almost dreamy feeling. The killings are long and bloody. The use of extreme slow motion during death scenes is certainly impressive. Christina Lindberg is simply excellent as a mute girl who becomes a killing machine. The most controversial aspect about "Thriller: A Cruel Picture", aside from the bloody violence, is the presence of several ugly hard-core sex scenes that show the girl's prostitution work in graphic detail. So if you are a fan of grindhouse exploitation stuff give this film a look.