I Accuse (2003)

A chilling tale based on a real event in which a doctor stepped out of line and sexually assaulted a patient when drugged.

Director:

John Ketcham

Writers:

Matthew DeJong, Charles Wilkinson

Stars:

Estella Warren, John Hannah, John Kapelos

Cast

Credited cast:
Estella Warren	...	Kimberly Jansen
John Hannah	...	Dr. Richard Darian
John Kapelos	...	Police Detective
Tom Butler	...	Warren Hart
Cavan Cunningham	...	Male Clerk
Aaron Pearl	...	Billy
Tim Henry	...	Officer Rod Kresgy
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Alexander	...	Mr. Moser
Ron Anderson	...	Kimberly's Dad (as R. James Anderson)
Stephen Arsenych	...	Old Man (as Steve Arsenych)
Graham Bell	...	Monty
Kathryn Bracht	...	Nurse Dolores
Alan Bratt	...	Emmet
Daniel Contreras	...	Scientist
Madison Dewalt	...	Lizi

Storyline

A chilling tale based on a real event in which a doctor stepped out of line and sexually assaulted a patient when drugged.

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Plot Keywords:

courtroom | motel sex | blood test | gas station attendant | nightmare | 

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Taglines:

You Can Alter The Evidence, But Not The Truth.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for images of a sexual assault and brief language

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 September 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Acusação

Filming Locations:

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Accusatory Productions Inc., Corus Entertainment, Rampage Entertainment Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min 95 min (Ontario) 86 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on the real life Dr. John Schneeberger, a Canadian doctor convicted of using drugs to rape two patients.

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Goofs

When Estella is chasing Billy in her truck, the close up shots show the transmission lever is in the "park" position.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Dr. Richard Darian: Kimberly? Kimberly...
Kimberly Jansen: [wakes suddenly]
Dr. Richard Darian: How's the world today? Kimberly? Ah, of course, the sedative. Some people experience quite a reaction. Let me guess: dreams? The drug is known to cause hallucinations. Nothing long term. You'll be fine this afternoon.
Kimberly Jansen: [fending off]
Dr. Richard Darian: Try being good to yourself for a change, won't you?

User Reviews

Good film about a really strange case

To deal with some of the comments made by others, this is a film made for Canadian television. As such it is well made, but does not have the fanciest production values. It does a good job of capturing the attitudes and social mores of a small town on the Canadian prairie and how the citizens would react when confronted with something they don't want to believe.

This is the first film where the former Olympic athlete and model Estella Warren is given the chance to carry a film by herself and she does an excellent job, making me wish that she would spend more time making films in Canada and less time in Hollywood. where I don't think she is taken seriously enough as an actress.

Basically the film explores how society reacts when a woman from a blue collar background (Warren) accuses a prominent small town doctor (Hannah) of rape. On a larger scale it is also an exploration of problems involved in many rape cases, where the accused is a prominent individual, and the victim becomes not only a victim of her attacker, but of society as a whole.

Warren makes the character believable. She actually underplays the emotional aspects, which makes her more believable and anchors the film in reality. As her accused attacker Hannah does a good job of playing outraged and smarmy. His attitude, especially during some of the final scenes in court are both hard to take and frightening in their arrogance.

Overall this film does a good job of exploring issues which society does not like to face and builds suspense and emotional power without resorting to the overdone histrionics that might be expected from American television or Hollywood's dealing with such an explosive issue.