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Victim/Suspect – Picture: Netflix
One of Netflix’s most anticipated documentary releases of 2023 has already been given a release date. The documentary produced and directed by Nancy Schwartzman is now scheduled to premiere on Netflix in May 2023.
Based on Netflix’s official synopsis for the hour-and-a-half doc, here’s what to expect:
“Investigative journalist Rae de Leon travels across the country to uncover and examine a shocking pattern: young women tell police they have been sexually assaulted, but instead of finding justice, they are charged with the crime of making a report. false, they get arrested and even jailed by the system they thought would protect them.”
Amanda Pike, Rachel de Leon, Christopher Clements, Julie Goldman, and Alice Henty serve as producers on the project. Carolyn Hepburn serves as executive producer.
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 23: (L-R) Emma Mannion, Carl Hershman, Nancy Schwartzman, Dyanie Bermeo, Rachel de Leon and Amanda Pike of Victim/Suspect pose for a portrait at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at Stacy’s Roots to Rise Market in January February 23, 2023 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Emily Assiran/Getty Images Contour for Stacy’s Pita Chips)
This was one of several movies and documentaries to premiere on Netflix or premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Also on the documentary side is the one produced by A24 The deepest breath which has yet to receive a release date on Netflix.
Reviews of the documentary were mostly positive, and it currently carries a 75% rating on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of publication.
the hollywood reporter he called the documentary “Measured and sometimes confusing, but unquestionably important”, adding that it is often “sobering”. At the other end of the spectrum, Brian Tallerico for rogerebert he concluded that the documentary “suffers from Netflix’s brand of blockbuster, looks too flashy, and bogs everything down with voiceovers and interview snippets that have been scripted to death.”
When will Victim/Suspect premiere on Netflix?
After being included in the initial 2023 lineup of films, a release date has now surfaced in an official Netflix document and in the Netflix media library that the documentary will be released globally in May 2023.
Specifically, Victim/Suspect is scheduled to hit Netflix on May 23, 2023.
Is there a trailer for Victim/Suspect?
No official trailer has been released for Victim/Suspect on Netflix yet, but we expect it to be available imminently. Until then, there are a couple of interviews available in video format from the Sundance Film Festival, including one from the Sundance Institute and this excellent one from The Wrap.
In the interview, Nancy Schwartzman said Adam Chitwood of The Wrap“We hope this film can spark an understanding that misleading evidence as a tactic should no longer be allowed in police departments,” adding: “We hope this can further a federal agenda, possibly, to really demand that this be different.” . , that if you’re investigating a sexual assault, you do it thoroughly before closing it down and deciding it’s false and arresting them.”
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