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You can watch The Accused (1988) on Hoopla with a participating library card.
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.
A crowded, neon-lit bar becomes a site of chilling complicity when bystanders cheer instead of intervening during a brutal assault. This courtroom battle shifts the focus from the crime itself to the terrifying responsibility of those who simply stood by and watched.
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Director
Jonathan Kaplan
Cast
Jodie Foster, Kelly McGillis, Bernie Coulson, Leo Rossi, Ann Hearn, Carmen Argenziano, Steve Antin, Tom O'Brien, Peter Van Norden, Terry David Mulligan
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The Accused
You can watch The Accused (1988) on Hoopla with a participating library card.
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Director
Jonathan Kaplan
Cast
Jodie Foster, Kelly McGillis, Bernie Coulson, Leo Rossi, Ann Hearn, Carmen Argenziano, Steve Antin, Tom O'Brien, Peter Van Norden, Terry David Mulligan
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