The justice system fails 75% of victims. This film asks: why do we keep letting it?
In personal reflections on her own experiences with sexual violence and in frank conversations with victims and (potential) perpetrators, Sunny Bergman shows how we as a society deal with sexual violence. Research shows that nearly a quarter of women have experienced sexual violence, but this is the tip of the iceberg. Why does rape almost always go unpunished? At the vice and in court we see how people get stuck in a system of 'His word against hers' and 'One witness is not a witness'. The new consent law is a step forward, but what makes the system fail time and time again?
Direction
Bergman's patient, non-sensationalist approach lets survivors lead
Writing
Cuts through legal jargon to expose systemic absurdities
Director
Sunny Bergman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film's release coincided with heated Dutch debates around the new consent law (wet verkrachting), making it immediate cultural ammunition.
Bergman's choice to interview potential perpetrators alongside victims creates the documentary's most unsettling tension—humanizing without excusing.
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