Completed - DUTCH - Drama - 100 minutes
Accused tells the true story of Lucia de Berk, who was imprisoned for more than six years for crimes that did not even exist.
Year of production : 2014 Director(s) : Paula VAN DER OEST Writer(s) : Moniek KRAMER, Tijs VAN MARLE Cast : Ariane SCHLUTER, Barry ATSMA, Sallie HARMSEN, Fedja VAN HUET, Annet MALHERBE Producer(s) : Reinier SELEN (Rinkel Film)
Based on a true story. Lucia is a nurse, charged with murdering patients. Ambitious Judith (29) works for the Public Prosecutor. When Lucia’s case is put on trial, Judith is obsessed with getting her behind bars and succeeds. Then, when a doctor tells her that the little evidence she has is unreliable, Judith starts to question the whole lawsuit and her own actions. With the help of others, she succeeds in setting Lucia free after six years of imprisonment.
Country(ies) : NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM, SWEDEN, LUXEMBOURG
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nff 2014 (Nomination Best Actress Golden Calves)Academy Award 2015 (Shortlisted Best Foreign Feature Film)Palm Springs IFF 2015 (Nomination Best Narrative Feature)Berlin EFM 2015Febiofest 2015Bifest Bari IFF 2015Hong Kong IFF 2015 (Nomination SIGNIS Award)Cinéma Reflet Médicis 2015Minneapolis St Paul IFF 2015 (Best Feature Narrative)Washington IFF 2015Dutch Days HK 2015Fajr FF 2015Seattle IFF 2015Seoul International Women's Film Festival 2015Transilvania IFF 2015Emden IFF 2015 (Nomination The Bernard Wicki Award )Shanghai IFF 2015Prescott FF 2015Fiuggi IFF 2015Vancouver IFF 2015Int. Crime and Punishment FF 2015Cinema Society 2015GOA IFF 2015Arras FF 2015Fort Lauderdale IFF 2015Rembrandt Awards 2015 (Nomination Best Film, Best Dutch Actress)Efi Cinema 2016MIFF 2016 (Won: Best Directing, Best Acting (Ariana Schluter), Best Editing. Nomination Best Screenwriting, Best Acting (Sallie Harmsen), Best Cinematography, Best Supporting Actor (Fedja van Huêt), Best Music/Song, Best Film)