The Hunting Ground

2015 104 min ★ 7.4 Documentary

A startling expose of rape crimes on US campuses, their institutional cover-ups, and the devastating toll they take on students and their families. 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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Cast

Andrea Pino

Herself

Annie Clark

Herself

Claire Potter

Herself

Melinda Manning

Herself, assistant dean of students, University of North Carolina

Claire Potter

Herself, professor of history

Kimberly Theidon

Herself, medical anthropologist and former Harvard professor

Kamilah Willingham

Herself

Caroline Heldman

Herself, associate professor of politics, Occidental College

David Lisak

Himself, clinical psychologist

Leslie Strohm

Herself, general counsel, University of North Carolina

Details

Director

Kirby Dick

Tagline

"For 1 in 5 women, their dream school will become a nightmare."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Revenue

$411,115

Production

Chain Camera Pictures, Artemis Rising, Impact Partners, CNN Films, Canal+, Cuomo-Cole Productions, Minerva Productions

Reviews

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Simon Foster

December 7, 2015

"College campus sexual assault is exposed for the American epidemic it truly represents in Kirby Dicks’ deeply disturbing call-to-action documentary..." Read the full review here: http://screen-space.squarespace.com/reviews/2015/6/27/the-critics-capsule-revelation-2015-volume-1.html