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Accused (1988)
Release Year: 1988
Nation: Canada, United States of America
Alternative Title: N/A
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: Tom Topor
Production & Genre
Producer(s):
Companies: Jaffe-Lansing, Paramount Pictures, Paramount Pictures Canada
Genre: Drama
Awards & Similar
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Keywords
Keywords: alcohol, bar, based on true story, boston, massachusetts, clothing, courtroom drama, crowd mentality, district attorney, drunkenness, gang rape, horrified, inflammatory, injustice, onlooker, peer pressure, provocative, rape, rape victim, shocking, thought provoking, victim blaming
Story
Sarah Tobias goes to a local bar and gets heavily intoxicated after an argument with her boyfriend. She engages in provocative behavior that night, which attracts unwanted attention from three men who gang-rape her while patrons watch and cheer. District Attorney Kathryn Murphy takes on Sarah's case but initially allows the rapists to receive mild sentences due to Sarah's own actions being taken into consideration. Distraught, Sarah decides to challenge the lenient sentencing in court by revisiting the night of her attack.
Summary
Accused (1988) is a drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan, based on a true story that occurred in Boston, Massachusetts. The movie explores themes of peer pressure, crowd mentality, and victim blaming, as Sarah's provocative behavior in the bar leads many to question her role in the incident. Despite this, the film argues for justice and condemns those who stood by and did nothing while Sarah was assaulted. The story is thought-provoking and shocking, highlighting the horrifying consequences of alcohol-fueled peer pressure.
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