
From the makers of The Invisible War (2012) comes a startling exposé 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 verité 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.... (Full plot summary below)
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From the makers of The Invisible War (2012) comes a startling exposé 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 verité 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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| Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattHeartbreaking, infuriating, and unmissable. |
| Washington PostStephanie Merry" '71" succeeds as an action thriller, but with enough complexity to keep the brain engaged. The film is also a reminder of the byproducts of hatred. |
| Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallThis is a story to make blood boil and change demanded, so future waves of incoming freshmen — even that term is male-centric — won't have their dreams ruined. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn JohansonU.S. universities have plenty of financial incentives to minimize rape on campus, as this enraging film demonstrates. But there are women fighting back... |
| TheWrapInkoo KangA timely, thorough and truly inspiring documentary about the financial and marketing imperatives that lead academic institutions to deny their students safety and justice. |
| RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoIt is an infuriating reality that The Hunting Ground exposes. I was rattled watching it, finding it hard to catch my breath and harder still to imagine how many people are in positions of power who have heard these stories so many times and turned their backs on victims. |
| Boston GlobeTy BurrThe Hunting Ground does a fine and fierce job of portraying campus sexual assault as a national disease. It never dares to suggest that it’s a symptom. |
| USA TodayClaudia PuigDirector Kirby Dick has gone from examining sexual assaults in the military in 2012's "The Invisible War" to investigating rapes on college campuses. His is an impassioned and well-researched film that will incite outrage. |
| The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinA shocking but ultimately galvanizing work of reportage that meets the same high standard of their previous collaboration, The Invisible War. |
| Detroit NewsAdam GrahamAn important film to see for parents, students and anyone involved with academia. |