When a struggling comedian shows one act of kindness to a vulnerable woman, it sparks a suffocating obsession which threatens to wreck both their lives.
In a vengeful quest to find out who killed her husband, a woman ends up exposing her small community's deepest and ugliest secrets.
Trish Weir is determined to see her kidnapper and rapist, Ernesto Miranda, behind bars. However, her pursuit of justice takes a toll on her life as she becomes entangled in America's flawed legal system, unintentionally triggering a nationwide transformation of laws.
Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey embark on a quest to break the Harvey Weinstein scandal. They uncover a pattern of abuse and harassment in Hollywood, encountering brave women who come forward with their stories. Facing threats and obstacles, Jodi and Megan persist, determined to expose the truth and spark change in the industry.
In the documentary 'Cyber Hell: Exposing an Internet Horror (2022)', a network of online chat rooms becomes a hub for sex crimes. To bring down the operators, the investigation demands immense courage and determination.
In 1962, reporter Loretta McLaughlin investigates a series of strangulation murders in Boston. She faces backlash from law enforcement and her boss in her quest to expose the truth. With the help of fellow reporter Jean Cole, they uncover a pattern and identify a suspect. However, as their investigation continues, they discover a cover-up and the possibility of multiple killers. Loretta's determination leads her to the truth, but not without facing more challenges and threats. The story sheds light on the struggle against sexism and the pursuit of justice.
Journalist Shiori Ito embarks on a courageous investigation of her own sexual assault in an improbable attempt to prosecute her high-profile offender. Her quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, exposing the country’s outdated judicial and societal systems.
The story of Jimmy Savile's life from his working-class roots, to his rise to TV stardom as a BBC presenter, and his later years when he managed to keep his reign of sexual abuse concealed until after his death in 2011.
The series exposes an epidemic of widespread grooming – manipulative and coercive behavior by abusers to gain access to potential victims – in U.S. high schools. The series follows one woman’s journey as she reexamines her past relationship with a trusted teacher.
After Jacoba Ballard takes a DNA test, she discovers that she has multiple half-siblings with the same sperm donor. This revelation leads her to uncover a shocking scheme involving a popular fertility doctor and the use of donor sperm.
With the instant reach of social media and explosion in cyber porn, a child sex slave can be purchased online and delivered to a customer more quickly than a pizza. Stopping Traffic: The Movement to End Sex Trafficking starts the conversation on a taboo topic – with raw images of life on the streets, heart-pounding rescues and gut-wrenching, personal stories – ultimately offering a story of hope and empowerment, with the goal of engaging others in launching a movement to end modern-day slavery. With 27 million victims, human trafficking is the 2nd largest criminal enterprise in the world. Not just a back-alley enterprise in underdeveloped regions, it’s also prevalent in the U.S. and industrial nations. Stopping Traffic takes an unflinching, first-hand look at this shadowy underworld, telling the shocking story through the eyes of survivors, veteran activists, front-line rescue organizations and celebrities who support the cause, including Dolph Lundgren and Jeannie Mai.
Nellie, Daisy and Lou attend an institution for delinquent girls on an isolated island in 1954. The trio rail against the system, finding strength in their friendship but this is challenged when the school's matron divides them.
Through key testimonies, this documentary looks at a gang rape that took place during the 2016 San Fermín festival and sparked protests worldwide.
In 'Victim/Suspect' young women who report sexual assault are accused of making false reports and face arrest and imprisonment, exposing the flaws in the criminal justice system they trusted for protection.
Japan’s Secret Shame is a powerful documentary that sheds light on the pervasive issue of sexual violence in Japan. Through survivor testimonies and shocking CCTV footage, the film brings to the forefront the alarming prevalence of male violence against women, including cases of rape of unconscious persons and victims drugged into memory loss. The documentary explores the deeply rooted traditional sex roles and objectification of women in Japanese society that contribute to the persistence of unpunished sex crimes. It also delves into the flaws in the justice system and challenges faced by rape victims in seeking justice. Japan’s Secret Shame is a compelling social documentary that exposes the taboo subject of sexual violence against women in Japan.
Reporter Bronagh Munro investigates how a teenage gap year student became one of Britain’s worst ever paedophiles.
A film student interviews a female rape victim and explores the psychological effects of the crime and the challenges faced by the victim in reporting it. The movie also delves into the impact of sexual violence on the American society.
A look behind the doors of the five-storey Paradise club in Stuttgart, exploring what life's like for sex workers and their clients in a country with some of the world's most liberal prostitution laws.
Five young women who survived unimaginable abuse and rape tell their stories of a gang grooming spanning 20 years. Failures of police and social services continue to this day.