In-depth examination of the dark side of an American justice system where women who report sexual assault are instead charged with perjury and jailed for it. Investigative journalist Rae de Leon has discovered a startling pattern in rape cases in the United States. Namely, that women who have reported a sexual assault are suspected of lying by the police. First they are accused of making up their allegations, later they are prosecuted for giving false testimony and sometimes they end up serving prison sentences. ‘Victim/Suspect’ shows how the roles are reversed so the perpetrators are declared innocent while the victims sometimes end up behind bars and other times end their lives. Rae de Leon gets first-hand accounts from the women and interviews legal experts as she delves into police methods, interrogation techniques and preliminary investigations, and the outcome reveals a corrupt system. Nancy Schwartzman charts a law enforcement agency that confuses victims and suspects and is relevant far beyond America’s borders. It is a powerful testimony to systemic failure, police handling of cases and a determined journalist’s attempt to change it.
2023 Sundance redstone theater. 电影一般但是故事感人,girl help girl的故事在性侵案中对抗武断的警察并追求正义,so powerful。看完全场起立鼓掌,这是narrative film无法带来的力量。也意识到documentary能带来的social impact。希望受害者收到保护。haha要做angery female
Sundance 2023
《难以置信》完结的四年后,虽然续集、更多季/不同故事的诗选企划这些想法从未进入实质性的讨论;但Netflix再次借由这部纪录片完成了对“瞒报”话题以及性侵取证、调查系统的不足崩坏完成了回响——在我看来,也算一个值得肯定的后续。它展示了更多让人不寒而栗的真相与手段,以及这个她们本认为可以提供帮助与保护的“体系”存在的漏洞。遗憾或许是它的片长太短,又或者不是几集组成的节目形式;有更多的故事值得倾听,也有更多的遭遇值得被看见。
Never go to police all by yourself, esp if you’re the victim. 这个世界…
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