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月光

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Country
Japan

How it feels

This Japanese film follows women who experience sexual violence and the difficulty they face in reporting it to the police. It shows their trauma and suffering through stark and honest depictions.

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What happens

『月光』(げっこう)は、2016年6月11日公開の性暴力被害がテーマの日本映画。 被害者の9割以上が警察に被害届けを出せずに、泣き寝入りしているのが実情と言われている、女性の性暴力被害と、その苦しみを描いた作品。「性暴力の現実を伝えるためには手ぬるい表現はできない」とレイプシーンなど生々しい描写で撮影された。試写会では気分が悪くなった観客が出るのを想定して、精神科医を待機させるなどの配慮がなされた。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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