The Accused (1988 film)
- Jodie Foster: Sarah Tobias
- Kelly McGillis: Kathryn Murphy
- Bernie Coulson: Kenneth Joyce
- Leo Rossi: Cliff " Scorpion" Albrect
- Ann Hearn: Sally Fraser
- Carmen Argenziano: Paul Rudolph
- Steve Antin: Bob Joiner
- Tom O'Brien: Larry
- Peter Van Norden: Attorney Paulsen
- Terry David Mulligan: Lieutenant Duncan
- Woody Brown: Danny
- Scott Paulin: Ben Wainwright
- Kim Kondrashoff: Kurt
Accused ( Original title: The Accused ) is an American- Canadian film drama from 1988 was directed by Jonathan Kaplan, the writer was Tom Topor. .
Jodie Foster has received the film awards Oscar and Golden Globe for the lead role.
Action
The screenplay of the film is based on the true case of a woman ( the original was the rape of Cheryl Araujo ), in the Big Dan 's Bar in New Bedford (Massachusetts ) was the victim of a gang rape on 6 March 1983. The prosecutor Kathryn Murphy trying to reach a condemnation of the spectators of the fact, who egged the rapists. The matter is thus difficult for the victim, the young working-class woman, Sarah Tobias, has a bad reputation. The prosecutor rejected a deal because they want to, that the victim can tell her story on the witness stand. After a very long discussion, the jury and various interruptions due to intermediate questions about some of the statements the prosecution their target audience and the three accused of rape reached must also go to jail.
The scenes are as realistic; some sources report about traumatic experiences of the involved actors, especially when filming the scene of the rape. Kelly McGillis herself was in 1982 a victim of rape by two men.
Trivia
For the French film version, which was distributed under the title Les accuses, Jodie Foster spoke all the dialogues of Sarah Tobias itself
Reviews
- The lexicon of international film praised the " effectively staged, superbly played courtroom drama with a serious concern that can convey both the drama and the moral reasoning some food for thought ."
- Cinema described the film as " brilliant contribution to greater justice."
Awards (selection)
The film also was in competition at the Berlinale in 1989, was at the award ceremony but left empty-handed.