Victim/Suspect is a documentary directed by Nancy Schwartzman about the framework that underlies the criminal act and what is behind a legal complaint, police issues and how everything, in reality, is not as clean and transparent as it seems.
A documentary that introduces us, based on real cases, to the complex process of reporting a rape.
An uncomfortable truth that, once revealed, is disturbing.
About the documentary
Admirable in terms of research, carried out from a journalistic point of view and narrated by the filmmaker. Overwhelming testimonies about what is behind those cases that, unfortunately, ended with the victims turned into suspects and even found guilty.
A true crime is never easy to watch, but this time Netflix puts its finger on a bleeding sore that questions our values as a society, our common sense and the fallibility of the system. It comes to us with the quality that the Sundance festival promises (it was part of the official selection this year) and it does not detract from its label.
Victim/Suspect is a documentary that addresses a very serious subject in a solemn way, seeking, finding and exposing the truth about those cases that ended up as false accusations and the twisted stories of uncomfortable truths behind them.
This true crime is not made to please or leave anyone in a good or bad place. It’s about the truth.
It’s about everything that still needs to be fixed in a system that refuses to change for the better.
A bet for the most uncomfortable reality.
Release Date
May 23, 2023
