Pretext
Directed by Shahaub Roudbari · Starring Christina Elizabeth Smith, Jeremy Radin, Liat Yavnieli, Elisabeth Tsubota · 2017
Under a detective's supervision, a woman phones the man who raped her, trying to draw out a confession, and the call pushes her to the edge.
A tense, unflinching look at the cost survivors pay for evidence, played out in a single phone call.
A film exploring sexual assault and the repercussions of the criminal justice system's investigative process.
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