Plot
From the makers of "The Invisible War comes" a startling expose of rape crimes on U.S. college campuses, their institutional cover-ups and the devastating toll they take on students and their families.
Release Year: 2015
Rating: 7.0/10 (50 voted)
Critic's Score: 77/100
Director: Kirby Dick
Stars: Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering, Amy Herdy
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From the makers of "The Invisible War" comes a startling expose of rape crimes on U.S. college campuses, their institutional cover-ups and the devastating toll they take on students and their families. Weaving together verite footage and first person testimonies, the film follows the lives of several undergraduate assault survivors as they attempt to pursue - despite incredible push back, harassment and traumatic aftermath - both their education and justice.
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A documentary that digs deep into the toxic rape culture that exists on
our country's college campuses, The Hunting Ground should be required
viewing for any stakeholder involved in college life. In true
documentary fashion, the film cuts right to the bones of the issue with
such laser-beam precision that it reveals an entire web of corruption
that is especially salient considering the rash of victim-shaming that
emerges when this issue is brought before many political leaders.
Perhaps the most shocking part of this story is the implication that
(perhaps because of financial or personal pressures) the presidents of
these colleges seem to value the health and safety of their athletic
programs above those of their other students. This implication is
exemplified with the film's brutally honest treatment of the
accusations against Jameis Winston, the Florida State football
quarterback who is entering the NFL draft this year. Though the bulk of
the film focuses on articulating how colleges—we're talking the heavy
hitters like Harvard, Stanford and Berkeley—spend more of their
resources on covering up these allegations than actually punishing the
perpetrators, the stories of the survivors and their efforts to gain
national traction and support leaves the audience with the feeling that
things are slowly changing for the better. --Alex Springer
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