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Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story (1992)

Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story poster
Directed by
Harry Winer
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman is raped and decides to tell her story publicly. She works with police and prosecutors and speaks out against victim blaming.

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What happens

Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story is a 1992 American made-for-television drama film about a rape victim who spoke out about her experiences and raised awareness of the fact that rape and sexual assault are never the victim's fault. This true story inspired other victims who felt shame about what had happened to them to speak out. Rape victim Nancy Ziegenmeyer spoke openly about her experiences, including with the hospital, the police, prosecutors, the accused, and the criminal justice system. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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