Film Review: Victim/Suspect

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Victim/Suspect

Center for Investigative Reporting Studios, Motto Pictures

Netflix

Release dates

January 23, 2023 (Sundance)

May 19, 2023

Victim/Suspect

My Rating

7/10

#whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating

66%

#whatonwhatsgood Express Review

Rachel de Leon, a journalist, looks into multiple cases where young women are charged by police for making false rape accusations even though they were being truthful.

Overall, Victim/Suspect is worth a watch.  According to de Leon's research, there are more than 200 cases in which women face charges of false reporting after coming forward. 

Description

On her first solo investigation, journalist Rae de Leon travels nationwide to uncover a shocking pattern: Young women tell the police they’ve been sexually assaulted, but instead of finding justice, they’re charged with the crime of making a false report, arrested, and even imprisoned by the system they believed would protect them.

Directed by

Nancy Schwartzman

Produced by

Nancy Schwartzman, Rachel de Leon, Christopher Clements, Julie Goldman, Alice Henty, and Amanda Pike

Cinematography

Jenni Morello

Edited by

Inbal B. Lessner and Kim Roberts

Music by

Morgan Kibby

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