Although many tapes depict comedic, romantic, or fantasy situations, many others seek to make the public think about serious issues, such as school shootings or sexual abuse.
Films denouncing sexual abuse
‘The fall’
Starring Karla Souza, ‘La caída’, as it is titled in Spanish, revolves around Mariel, a Mexican diver whose dream of competing in the 2004 Olympics is cut short by a sexual abuse allegation against her coach .
After that, the athlete must decide between raising her voice or staying silent and making it to the sports fair. It is available on Prime Video.
“Promising Young Woman”
Cassie is a young girl who goes out to bars every night with one intention: to get revenge on her best friend, Nina, who committed suicide after being raped by her classmates.
And how does he achieve it? She pretends to be drunk to test the “well-meaning” men who offer to take her home.
‘He said’
The film follows New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who published the first testimonies against film producer Harvey Weinstein. Ultimately, this report became what started the #MeToo movement against sexual assault in Hollywood.
‘The accused’
Sarah is raped by a group of youths in a local bar, with a man watching and even encouraging the act.
After this experience, he decides to undertake a long but fair legal battle against his attackers. On his side he will have only the prosecutor Kathryn.
‘The Color Purple’
A gritty portrait of the hardships a young African-American woman faces after being raped by her father and forced to give birth to two of his children. Her obstacles will not stop there as she is later forced to marry an abusive man.
‘I speak’
High school student Melinda has a radical change in attitude after a summer party ended because she called the police.
On the one hand her friends despise her after her actions and on the other hand her parents are ignorant of what is happening to her. Few suspect that she experienced abuse that night that left her scarred.
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‘Confidence’
Annie begins an online relationship with what she thinks is a teenager like her, but turns out to be an older man who abuses her.
Which of these films that denounce sexual abuse is the one that catches your attention the most? Have you seen any of them yet?
Source: univision
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