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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
The Accused (1988) The controversial rape-themed drama The Accused opens with an exterior shot of a bar, The Mill, located somewhere along the highways of Washington. Ominous music plays as the sky turns to black. A young man named Kenneth Joyce (Bernie Coulson) appears rushing outside of the bar.
Oct 24, 2014 · 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...
- 2 min
- 51K
- Paramount Entertainment Nederland
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....
- (26)
- Jonathan Kaplan
- R
- Kelly Mcgillis
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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.
Overview. After a young woman suffers a brutal 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. Jonathan Kaplan. Director. Tom Topor. Screenplay. Reviews. Written by on June 30, 2022.
