--- product_id: 425966787 title: "The Accused [DVD]" price: "Bs.393" currency: BOB in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.bo/products/425966787-the-accused-dvd store_origin: BO region: Bolivia --- # The Accused [DVD] **Price:** Bs.393 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Accused [DVD] - **How much does it cost?** Bs.393 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.bo](https://www.desertcart.bo/products/425966787-the-accused-dvd) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description What are the limits of justice? Of social responsibility? The Accused takes a powerful and thought-provoking look at human nature and individual moral conscience, and a judicial process that treats the victim like a criminal. Jodie Foster gives an Oscar -winning performance* as the hard-living, fiercely independent Sarah Tobias, who is gang raped in the back of a neighborhood bar. But that is only the beginning of her ordeal. Now Sarah finds herself battling the legal system, not once but twice as she and her attorney (Kelly McGillis) go after both her attackers and the onlookers whose cheering fueled and encouraged the assault. Review: 1988 Best Acttress who beat Meryl Streep in Silkwood. - "The Accused" is a film based on a true story that is folklore to residents of Eastern Massachusetts when a woman was beaten and gang raped at Big Dans bar in Fall River and not only did no one try to help her, but a crowd of men gathered and began to cheer the rapists on. The film open with Jodie Foster, playing a young twenty-something named Sarah, bursts screaming out the door of the Bar into a dark parking lot on an industrial street. She is shoelss, blouse torn. SAarah is screaming; tears and shock. Her eyes darting back and forth as if she doesn't trust the air that surrounds her. Where will the next attack come from? She was running just to run; there was no concious destination. We see a young man in a truck, just as shocked but more calm.(He is key later on) Then we see her in a pay phone booth. (they still existed in the mid 1980's.) and it;s clear that through her tears she is calling for help. Then we watch her undergo a humiliating medical exam at a hospital. The camera is on her eyes and her eyes tell us exactly what is happening to her. The doctor and nurses are gentle but business like and give her intrsuctions. She is clearly in shock. Foster acts with her eyes and the things she does in this scene are enough to win the Oscar, though there's so muhc more to come. Finally a rape crisis councellor arrives. She is allowed to shower, the first of many and given clothes. After fifteen miunutes into the film we hear Foster deliver her first lines. Her voice is hoarse and the bruises on her neck indicate why. The councellor is asking her questions. Foster is chain smoking, her hand shakes each time she lifts the cigarette to her lips. It is clear that she is an uneducated blue collar citizen. She behaves with bravery. Then we are at home with her. The trailer is hers. Her boyfriend is there, smoking pot and drinking beer. She takes a few hits as well and we can feel the palpable tension because he doesn't know how to react and she feels as if he is disgusted by her. He almost as much says, "Get over it" before she throws him out. And the film is under way. The preppy college boys who actually rapoed her atop a pinball machine plea down to a lesser charge and Foster's public defender (Expertly played by Kelly McGinnes) accepts this plea without running it by Foster. Foster arrives at this womans home in the middle of a dinner party and tears her to pieces about how she sold her out; how she allowed those "animals" to beat and molest her "while my crotch was exposed to all of those people!" and the choked tears are controlled. We see that she is a strong and intelligent woman, albeit uneducated.She knows what is right and she feels that the D.A. has let the ball drop on this one. The boys will be out of jail with very little interruption ot their education. Let alone their lives. Sarah will never be the same again. To repent, McGillis decides to charge all of the spectators with accomplice to rape. And now we have a ballgame. I didn't see "The Accused" until after the shock of hearing that the child star, Jodie Foster had won Best Acttress over the skilled supurb performance by Streep in "Silkwood". But by the end of seeing this film I saw that Foster was a treasure. The film works with flashbacks of course- how better to do a court room drama- so we have the entire two hours to see her strength, to develop her character and earn our repsect.Sarah is a remarkable woman. Her strength isn;t easy; she just needss to be strong bcause right is right. We are rooting for this tiny, frail David against a Corporate Goliath that would set a precedent (and indeed did- anyone watching the news had that information going in.) Foster plays trailer trash with dignity, as Sean Penn gave Sam dignity for the educationally challenged. Like the famous scene in "Sophies Choice" which will go down in history as the best performahnce by anyone, Jodie Foster delivers a remarkable performance at the climax of the film and we are forced to watch, experience and FEEL what this poor young woman endured. Not just the physical trauma of rape and the humiliation that goes with it- the passing back and forth- but the chants of the drunken men circled around the room makes the circumstances of hell even more shocking. Watching this scene is traumatic; we can uin derstand that liv ing it must have been horrific. Foster's testimony is strong and even her tears fall down cheeks that are stern; her shoulders are square. That ten minute sequence is in a class with the train station scene in "Sophies' Choice". It will change you; make you grow and be a better person. The film moves us deeply but it also teaches us and makes us better people.This is one of the best films made in the 1980's. It appeared quietly without fanfare and after Foster won the Oscar if slipped into a catagory that makles it historic. Foster has spent her entire career facing controvery in her films and even the way she worked. This is Fosters most moving percormance which says a great deal considering her role in "Silence of The Lambs", "The Brave One" and "Nell." This is a woman who could take a screenplay with a male action hero and play the lead. she is effective. She is slectric. She is amazing. The gift she's given the world is unmeasureable and this film is one that you must see. As far as the pain we must enduire at times through the film, Foster provides us with a poyaoff at the end that shows us how to heal ourselves. Review: It can be a learning lesson to some people - This is a very good movie. I loved it. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B09NSYSPQG | | Actors | Ann Hearn, Bernie Coulson, Jodie Foster, Kelly McGillis, Leo Rossi | | Best Sellers Rank | #84,655 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #13,252 in Drama DVDs | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,427) | | Director | Jonathan Kaplan | | MPAA rating | R (Restricted) | | Media Format | DVD, NTSC | | Number of discs | 1 | | Product Dimensions | 0.5 x 5.35 x 7.5 inches; 2.72 ounces | | Release date | January 4, 2022 | | Studio | Paramount | ## Product Details - **Format:** DVD, NTSC - **Genre:** Drama - **Number Of Discs:** 1 - **Studio:** Paramount ## Images ![The Accused [DVD] - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Ymxb06DuL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 1988 Best Acttress who beat Meryl Streep in Silkwood. *by D***N on March 21, 2013* "The Accused" is a film based on a true story that is folklore to residents of Eastern Massachusetts when a woman was beaten and gang raped at Big Dans bar in Fall River and not only did no one try to help her, but a crowd of men gathered and began to cheer the rapists on. The film open with Jodie Foster, playing a young twenty-something named Sarah, bursts screaming out the door of the Bar into a dark parking lot on an industrial street. She is shoelss, blouse torn. SAarah is screaming; tears and shock. Her eyes darting back and forth as if she doesn't trust the air that surrounds her. Where will the next attack come from? She was running just to run; there was no concious destination. We see a young man in a truck, just as shocked but more calm.(He is key later on) Then we see her in a pay phone booth. (they still existed in the mid 1980's.) and it;s clear that through her tears she is calling for help. Then we watch her undergo a humiliating medical exam at a hospital. The camera is on her eyes and her eyes tell us exactly what is happening to her. The doctor and nurses are gentle but business like and give her intrsuctions. She is clearly in shock. Foster acts with her eyes and the things she does in this scene are enough to win the Oscar, though there's so muhc more to come. Finally a rape crisis councellor arrives. She is allowed to shower, the first of many and given clothes. After fifteen miunutes into the film we hear Foster deliver her first lines. Her voice is hoarse and the bruises on her neck indicate why. The councellor is asking her questions. Foster is chain smoking, her hand shakes each time she lifts the cigarette to her lips. It is clear that she is an uneducated blue collar citizen. She behaves with bravery. Then we are at home with her. The trailer is hers. Her boyfriend is there, smoking pot and drinking beer. She takes a few hits as well and we can feel the palpable tension because he doesn't know how to react and she feels as if he is disgusted by her. He almost as much says, "Get over it" before she throws him out. And the film is under way. The preppy college boys who actually rapoed her atop a pinball machine plea down to a lesser charge and Foster's public defender (Expertly played by Kelly McGinnes) accepts this plea without running it by Foster. Foster arrives at this womans home in the middle of a dinner party and tears her to pieces about how she sold her out; how she allowed those "animals" to beat and molest her "while my crotch was exposed to all of those people!" and the choked tears are controlled. We see that she is a strong and intelligent woman, albeit uneducated.She knows what is right and she feels that the D.A. has let the ball drop on this one. The boys will be out of jail with very little interruption ot their education. Let alone their lives. Sarah will never be the same again. To repent, McGillis decides to charge all of the spectators with accomplice to rape. And now we have a ballgame. I didn't see "The Accused" until after the shock of hearing that the child star, Jodie Foster had won Best Acttress over the skilled supurb performance by Streep in "Silkwood". But by the end of seeing this film I saw that Foster was a treasure. The film works with flashbacks of course- how better to do a court room drama- so we have the entire two hours to see her strength, to develop her character and earn our repsect.Sarah is a remarkable woman. Her strength isn;t easy; she just needss to be strong bcause right is right. We are rooting for this tiny, frail David against a Corporate Goliath that would set a precedent (and indeed did- anyone watching the news had that information going in.) Foster plays trailer trash with dignity, as Sean Penn gave Sam dignity for the educationally challenged. Like the famous scene in "Sophies Choice" which will go down in history as the best performahnce by anyone, Jodie Foster delivers a remarkable performance at the climax of the film and we are forced to watch, experience and FEEL what this poor young woman endured. Not just the physical trauma of rape and the humiliation that goes with it- the passing back and forth- but the chants of the drunken men circled around the room makes the circumstances of hell even more shocking. Watching this scene is traumatic; we can uin derstand that liv ing it must have been horrific. Foster's testimony is strong and even her tears fall down cheeks that are stern; her shoulders are square. That ten minute sequence is in a class with the train station scene in "Sophies' Choice". It will change you; make you grow and be a better person. The film moves us deeply but it also teaches us and makes us better people.This is one of the best films made in the 1980's. It appeared quietly without fanfare and after Foster won the Oscar if slipped into a catagory that makles it historic. Foster has spent her entire career facing controvery in her films and even the way she worked. This is Fosters most moving percormance which says a great deal considering her role in "Silence of The Lambs", "The Brave One" and "Nell." This is a woman who could take a screenplay with a male action hero and play the lead. she is effective. She is slectric. She is amazing. The gift she's given the world is unmeasureable and this film is one that you must see. As far as the pain we must enduire at times through the film, Foster provides us with a poyaoff at the end that shows us how to heal ourselves. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It can be a learning lesson to some people *by T***. on December 4, 2025* This is a very good movie. I loved it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent *by A***R on December 25, 2025* Excellent old movie! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.bo/products/425966787-the-accused-dvd](https://www.desertcart.bo/products/425966787-the-accused-dvd) --- *Product available on Desertcart Bolivia* *Store origin: BO* *Last updated: 2026-04-30*