The first scream was for help. The second is for justice.
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.
- Sexual violence
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and overwhelming.
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- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
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Cast
- Jodie FosterSarah Tobias
- Kelly McGillisKathryn Murphy
- Bernie CoulsonKen Joyce
- Leo RossiCliff 'Scorpion' Albrect
- Ann HearnSally Fraser
- Carmen ArgenzianoD.A. Paul Rudolph
- Steve AntinBob Joiner
- Tom O'BrienLarry
- Peter Van NordenAttorney Paulsen
- Terry David MulliganLieutenant Duncan
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- Jonathan KaplanDirector
- Tom ToporScreenplay
- Ralf D. BodeDirector of Photography
- Brad FiedelOriginal Music Composer
- Gerald B. GreenbergEditor
- Stanley R. JaffeProducer
- Sherry LansingProducer
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