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The Accused is a 1988 American legal drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan and written by Tom Topor, loosely based on the 1983 gang rape of Cheryl Araujo in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Oct 14, 1988 · The Accused: Directed by Jonathan Kaplan. With Kelly McGillis, Jodie Foster, Bernie Coulson, Leo Rossi. After a young woman suffers a brutal gang rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.
- (40K)
- Crime, Drama
- Jonathan Kaplan
- 1988-10-14
Out drinking one night after a fight with her boyfriend, Sarah Tobias (Jodie Foster) is brutally raped by three men in a bar while people watch and cheer....
- (27)
- Jonathan Kaplan
- R
- Kelly Mcgillis
The Accused. Jodie Foster gives an Oscar®-winning performance as the hard-independent Sarah Tobias, who is gang-raped in the back of a neighbourhood bar. But that is only the beginning of her ordeal assault. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
Jodie Foster stars as a rape victim who faces a hostile legal system and a society that blames her for her ordeal. Kelly McGillis plays her lawyer, who tries to bring justice to the case and challenge the prejudices of the judicial system.
After Kathryn makes a deal with the rapists' lawyers, the three men are sentenced to reckless endangerment (2 ½-5 years in prison). In a fit of rage, the betrayed Sarah storms in Kathryn's dinner party and confronts Kathryn over the relatively light sentences imposed on her attackers.
The Accused takes a powerful and thought-provoking look at human nature and individual moral conscience, and a judicial process that treats the victim like a criminal. Jodie Foster gives an...
