Out drinking one night after a fight with her boyfriend, three men brutally rape Sarah Tobias in a bar while people watch and cheer. District Attorney Kathryn Murphy takes the case; however, she allows the rapists to receive a mild sentence. A distraught Sarah decides to seek punishment for the men who witnessed and encouraged the rape. To get justice, Sarah must take the stand and revisit the night of her attack.
Title | The Accused |
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Year | 1988 |
Genre | Crime, Drama |
Country | Canada, United States of America |
Studio | Paramount Pictures Canada, Paramount Pictures, Jaffe-Lansing |
Cast | Jodie Foster, Kelly McGillis, Bernie Coulson, Leo Rossi, Ann Hearn, Carmen Argenziano |
Crew | Tom Topor (Screenplay), Jonathan Kaplan (Director), Stanley R. Jaffe (Producer), Deborah Wallach (ADR Editor), Jack Roe (Associate Producer), Sandy Cooper (Makeup Department Head) |
Keyword | rape, alcohol, boston, massachusetts, clothing, based on true story, rape victim, gang rape, district attorney, injustice, peer pressure, drunkenness, shocking, courtroom drama, victim blaming, thought provoking, bar, onlooker, provocative, horrified, inflammatory, crowd mentality |
Release | Oct 14, 1988 |
Runtime | 111 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.03 / 10 by 608 users |
Popularity | 23 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | English |