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.
Sarah Tobias goes to her local bar and is gang-raped by three men. The district attorney on the case is Katheryn Murphy who wants to prove that although Sarah had taken drugs that night and was acting provocatively while in the bar, this is no reason for her to be so brutally attacked and the men responsible should be brought to justice.Written by
Sami Al-Taher <staher2000@yahoo.com>
A lot of actresses turned down the role of Sarah because they felt the film was exploitative trash masquerading as sincere social commentary. See more »
Goofs
Just before Sarah knocks on Kathryn's car window to apologize we see a sign in the street near a man playing the saxophone that says 'Media Centre', revealing that this scene was shot in Canada and not Washington state. See more »
Quotes
Cliff 'Scorpion' Albrect:
No, I don't know her. She's a whore, the last time I saw her she was doing a sex show.
Kathryn Murphy:
You watched?
Cliff 'Scorpion' Albrect:
You bet your ass I watched she put on a great show!
Kathryn Murphy:
I thought she was raped?
Cliff 'Scorpion' Albrect:
Raped? She fucked a bar full of guys then she turns round and blames them for it? Listen lady, she loved it, she had an audience, she did the show of her life!
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One of the roughest films ever produced that is pure misery to sit through due to its realism and Jodie Foster's striking Oscar-winning performance. Foster stars as a sexual victim who tries to get prison sentences imposed upon the men who cheered on her gang rape at a sleazy roadhouse. Foster is far from being an angel herself and every little thing in her past seems to come back and haunt her. A great supporting turn from Kelly McGillis (who plays Foster's lawyer) just adds to Foster's show-stopping role. Not a film I love, but a good film that displays the seemingly ungodly cinematic talents of Jodie Foster. 4 stars out of 5.
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One of the roughest films ever produced that is pure misery to sit through due to its realism and Jodie Foster's striking Oscar-winning performance. Foster stars as a sexual victim who tries to get prison sentences imposed upon the men who cheered on her gang rape at a sleazy roadhouse. Foster is far from being an angel herself and every little thing in her past seems to come back and haunt her. A great supporting turn from Kelly McGillis (who plays Foster's lawyer) just adds to Foster's show-stopping role. Not a film I love, but a good film that displays the seemingly ungodly cinematic talents of Jodie Foster. 4 stars out of 5.