受害者/嫌疑人 Victim/Suspect (2023)

导演: Nancy Schwartzman

类型: 纪录片 / 犯罪

制片国家/地区: 美国

语言: 英语

上映日期: 2023-01-20(圣丹斯电影节) / 2023-03-20(哥本哈根国际纪录片节)

片长: 90分钟

又名: 受害人/嫌疑犯

电影《受害者/嫌疑人》剧情简介:

　　In-depth examination of the dark side of an American justice system where women who report sexual assault are instead charged with perjury and jailed for it.

深入研究美国司法系统的黑暗面，举报性侵的女性反而被指控作伪证并因此入狱。

　　Investigative journalist Rae de Leon has discovered a startling pattern in rape cases in the United States. Namely, that women who have reported a sexual assault are suspected of lying by the police. First they are accused of making up their allegations, later they are prosecuted for giving false testimony and sometimes they end up serving prison sentences. ‘Victim/Suspect’ shows how the roles are reversed so the perpetrators are declared innocent while the victims sometimes end up behind bars and other times end their lives. Rae de Leon gets first-hand accounts from the women and interviews legal experts as she delves into police methods, interrogation techniques and preliminary investigations, and the outcome reveals a corrupt system. Nancy Schwartzman charts a law enforcement agency that confuses victims and suspects and is relevant far beyond America’s borders. It is a powerful testimony to systemic failure, police handling of cases and a determined journalist’s attempt to change it.

调查记者雷·德莱昂在美国强奸案中发现了一个惊人的模式。也就是说，举报性侵的女性被警方怀疑撒谎。首先，他们被指控捏造指控，后来又因提供虚假证词而被起诉，有时他们最终会被判入狱。”“受害者/嫌疑人”展示了角色是如何颠倒的，因此犯罪者被宣布为无辜，而受害者有时会被关进监狱，有时会结束自己的生命。雷·德莱昂从这些女性那里获得了第一手资料，并采访了法律专家，深入研究了警方的方法、审讯技巧和初步调查，结果揭示了一个腐败的系统。南希·施瓦茨曼（Nancy Schwartzman）描绘了一个混淆受害者和嫌疑人的执法机构，其相关性远远超出了美国的边界。这有力地证明了系统性的失败、警方对案件的处理以及一名坚定的记者试图改变现状。