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The Accused (1988)

The Accused (1988)

Drama Crime

The first scream was for help. The second is for justice.

Release Date: 1988, October 14
Directors: Jonathan Kaplan
Countries: United States of America
Production: Paramount Pictures, Jaffe-Lansing
Cast: Carmen Argenziano, Kim Kondrashoff, Jodie Foster, Stephen E. Miller, Walter Marsh, Garry Chalk, Kelly McGillis, Tom Heaton, Rebecca Toolan, Stephen Dimopoulos, Mike Winlaw, Kevin McNulty

Overview:

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.

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