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Victim/Suspect

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On her first solo investigation, journalist Rae de Leon travels nationwide to uncover a shocking pattern: Young women tell the police they've been sexually assaulted, but instead of finding justice, they're charged with the crime of making a false report, arrested, and even imprisoned by the system they believed would protect them.
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Critics Consensus

Although it's arguably not quite the documentary its subject deserves, Victim/Suspect remains an important and infuriating piece of journalism.

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Nick Allen RogerEbert.com 05/24/2023
2.5/4
A document of superb journalism but is unfortunately told in a sludgy, distracting fashion. Go to Full Review Natalia Winkelman New York Times 05/24/2023
The film, which examines cases in which sexual assault survivors are charged with false reporting, is the rare entry whose revelations feel cogent, earned and memorable. Go to Full Review Nick Schager The Daily Beast 05/23/2023
A film about a police culture that doesn’t seem to take rape charges seriously—or, at the very least, doesn’t think that thoroughly examining accusations is worth the hassle when intimidation and humiliation will facilitate their jobs. Go to Full Review Anna Menta Decider 01/19/2024
Victim/Suspect is a must-watch because it demonstrates the deterrents to rape victims coming forward are far more dire than most of us realized. Go to Full Review Eileen G'Sell Hyperallergic 06/26/2023
"Victim/Suspect" exposes the extent to which women, conditioned to apologize for any inconvenience, are vulnerable to pressures to take the blame, and even serve time, for their own violent rapes. Go to Full Review Glenn Dunks The Film Experience 06/26/2023
Schwartzman is never able to put any sort of authorial stamp on the material. Like many Netflix productions, cinematography is uninteresting and the editing rather pedestrian. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Lori F @LFalgoo May 2 Gripping, powerful and gut-wrenching. A must-watch documentary that will sit with me for days. See more Toni P @TeePringles Jan 17 Eye Opening I hope everyone watches this and it promotes changes in law enforcement. See more Di G @Havok247 03/24/2025 Nikki Yovino is a proven liar, and should have been sent to prison for much longer than one year for her evil and despicable actions! I hope the civil lawsuit takes every penny she ever earns in life. See more David P @RT11135150 11/27/2024 Excellent job with a very difficult subject. To me the most shocking thing about this problem is that these cops still have jobs. See more Melissa B @RT49940901 04/25/2024 This film was so well done and it made me so. angry. The audacity of these police officers to charge survivors with false reporting is infuriating. I am so glad this film was made and these stories are being told but it also made me want to throw things. See more inta k @intuciic 12/28/2023 eduaim.moodle.mii.lv See more Read all reviews
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Nancy Schwartzman

Director

Rae De Leon

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Amanda Pike

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Christopher Clements

Producer

Rachel De Leon

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Julie Goldman

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Movie Info

Synopsis On her first solo investigation, journalist Rae de Leon travels nationwide to uncover a shocking pattern: Young women tell the police they've been sexually assaulted, but instead of finding justice, they're charged with the crime of making a false report, arrested, and even imprisoned by the system they believed would protect them.
Director
Nancy Schwartzman
Producer
Christopher Clements, Rachel De Leon, Julie Goldman, Alice Henty, Amanda Pike, Nancy Schwartzman
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Center for Investigative Reporting Studios, Motto Pictures
Rating
R (Some Language)
Genre
Documentary, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 23, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2023
Runtime
1h 30m