The Hunting Ground

7.4
2015 1 hr 44 min 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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Reviews

Diagonaldi
2015/02/27

Very well executed

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Vashirdfel
2015/02/28

Simply A Masterpiece

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Beanbioca
2015/03/01

As Good As It Gets

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Tayloriona
2015/03/02

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

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Sergio Scout
2015/03/03

Harsh title don't you think so what is this dude on about? Here is an explanation from the directors and producers:"... need not worry about journalistic principles, and that they do not need to hear the other side, because this is a "film project". Why did they say that because 99.9% of the professors of Harvard are coming forward denouncing this piece of fiction and the cold hard fact that the guy was cleared of all wrong doing.Real rape is not something to joke about. In a couple instances the "self proclaimed rape victims" they were barely containing smiles while they were talking about their "rape experience" ( which comes right out 50 shades of grey). Someone who has about 25 years experience of reading peoples body language, i can tell you that ALL the interviewees have a high degree of untruthfulness in what they say. Looking down rapid eye blinking and other indications that someone is not telling the truth.This movie has been under so much scrutiny and has been proved to be a "horrific piece of propaganda film, one worthy of Goebbels". Either you make a fictional film OR you make a documentary based of verifiable sources.fact: i have multiple master degrees from a a couple European universities. As such I have been attending universities longer than any of these "people". In Europe there is no " rape culture" except the ones that are imported by extremist migrants ( rape and sexual assaults are up 10000% because of the migrant crisis). Every 6 years or so there will be some student ( male or female) that is raped but always it is by someone outside the academic sphere. I have also studied in the US, Harvard was one of the universities that I went to. None of this "rape culture" can be found there. Yes you Americans have a different way at doing things ( my opinion less academic more party) but in my opinion there lies the problem. Boys and girls party. Boys and girls drink alcohol. Boys and girls do drugs. The barriers they usually have up do down with this and then they have mutual intercourse. The girls wake up from their drunken stupor and regret it. Thus they start putting forth false rape allegations.I could go on pointing out every single mistake, lie, cherry picked "fact,Fact ripped out of context, fabricated facts, etc but you get where this is going.If I could give a lower number than 1 i would do so in heart beat. It is cringe worthy bad, full of lies and trumped up charges that have been thoroughly proved to be false rape allegations. As such the film should come with a disclaimer where it warns the viewers that it is not a documentary but a propaganda piece. That the people accused of being rapists were acquitted of all wrong doings and are NOT RAPISTS!This "film" is even worse than a Z labelled movie. It doesn't even create awareness for rape victims, on the contrary it desensitizes people to rape ( be it male or female victims of rape). One last thing to think about: I have worked as a volunteer at women's shelters. I have helped more women than most of these so called feminists and other SJW's combined. When speaking with even a battered woman they are SCARED TO TALK ABOUT IT!! Some even do not want to acknowledge that it is happening. Real victims don't go on TV or on films explaining what had happened to them. Nor will they smile when they are talking about their abuse.Fake film, avoid whenever possible. If a school wants to put this on the watch list ( report sick or ask another movie like Wonder Woman)

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brianna-99646
2015/03/04

When reading the reviews for this film, a lot of the problems our society is facing today become obvious. There is a lot of victim shaming and people citing these girls as liars or attention whores. This could not be further from the truth. To dismiss these women for having the courage to say what happened to them is despicable. Rape culture is alive and well in this country, and there is no excuse for it. Victims should not be asked what they were wearing or what they had to drink. How is any of this relevant to the fact that they were assaulted? Anyone who points the finger at a victim is deplorable. Watch this movie and stand with these women. They deserve our support.

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tenshi_ippikiookami
2015/03/05

It is as easy as that. You have to watch this film. Everyone should watch it and then have a conversation of why this may be happening."The Hunting Ground" is a documentary about rape crimes in US colleges and how many of these stories get covered up for different reasons, including prestige, money or influence. It brings many of the victims and victims' families stories to the light, and a chance for them to be heard.Even if it dedicates a fair amount of time to the "work" of the universities and the system in keeping these rapes silenced, this is not just a documentary on the reasons behind the cover-ups, but much more. It is the story of the victims and of how some of them have gotten together to try to stop the culture that protects the attackers from being persecuted.The filmmakers do a very good job in explaining the situation and in giving all the victims a fair amount of time. The stories are balanced and all the factors are easily explained so the viewer can understand how it is these rapes are being, in the majority of cases, just plain ignored.As said in the summary, this is one of those movies that everyone should watch.

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DareDevilKid
2015/03/06

Reviewed by: Dare Devil Kid (DDK)Rating: 4.7/5 stars"The Hunting Ground" is one of ace documentary filmmaker Kirby Dick's (also behind the exceptionally shocking "The Invisible War") strongest works yet, with a powerful message that emphatically trumps minor technical deficiencies. It's a very important film to see for parents, students, faculties, and anyone else involved with academia. The documentary is a stark piece of survivors' advocacy and qualifies as activist filmmaking, so more power to it. You can read all the statistics you want, but there's no substitute for bearing visual witness - especially in such overwhelming numbers.This is a startling exposé of rape crimes on U.S. college campuses, their institutional cover-ups, and the devastating toll they take on the students and their families. Weaving together archive footage and first-person testimonies, the film follows the lives of several university assault survivors as they attempt to pursue - despite incredible pushback, harassment, and traumatic noncooperation - both their education and justice.Dick's purpose is clear - he's unapologetically not concerned about being fair to both sides. But is that such a problem when no one has been fair to the victims in question? This is an unnerving expose of the proliferation of rape on college campuses across America, and the whole affair will make parents fear for the safety of their daughters (and in some cases, sons), and those whose kids have fortunately remained untouched by the decadence, would feel ashamed at the plight of other innocents affected by the blatant collusion and disregard displayed by the powers that could have easily done the right thing. It's not the numbers here you'll remember, but the stories - a montage of students relating how they called their parents, post-rape, is the saddest thing you'll see on screen this year. When and where your frustration and anger boil over while watching "The Hunting Ground" is an individual experience; one that will be different for everyone who sees it. But if you're not disgusted by the institutional apathy and unscrupulousness revealed in "The Hunting Ground", you may actually be a rapist or molester yourself.

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