Underplayed Gems

Silent Witness (1985)

Silent Witness poster
Directed by
Michael Miller
Genre
crime film, rape and revenge film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman is raped by multiple men in a bar while other people watch and do nothing. She decides to press charges and the case goes to trial, facing skepticism and hostility from her community.

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What happens

Silent Witness is a 1985 American television film starring Valerie Bertinelli and John Savage, directed by Michael Miller. It premiered on October 14, 1985 on NBC and is based on a true rape case in Massachusetts, the Cheryl Araujo case. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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