Upon its wide release, the film was met with immediate backlash and censorship:
The 1978 film I Spit on Your Grave , originally titled Day of the Woman , remains one of the most controversial and polarizing entries in the history of horror and exploitation cinema. Directed by Meir Zarchi and starring Camille Keaton, it is a seminal work in the "rape and revenge" subgenre that continues to spark debate decades after its release. i spit on your grave 1978 filmyzilla
The story follows Jennifer Hills (Camille Keaton), a fiction writer from New York City who rents a secluded riverside cabin in Kent, Connecticut, to find the peace necessary to write her first novel. Her solitude is shattered when she is targeted by four local men: Johnny, Stanley, Andy, and the mentally deficient Matthew. Upon its wide release, the film was met