The Accused

The first scream was for help. The second is for justice.

A harrowing courtroom drama that confronts systemic injustice and victim-blaming through the traumatic journey of a rape survivor seeking accountability.

Out drinking one night after a fight with her boyfriend, three men brutally rape Sarah Tobias in a bar while people watch and cheer. District Attorney Kathryn Murphy takes the case; however, she allows the rapists to receive a mild sentence. A distraught Sarah decides to seek punishment for the men who witnessed and encouraged the rape. To get justice, Sarah must take the stand and revisit the night of her attack.