Under Suspicion 
Movie
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Movie
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Updated: September 4, 2020
No rape or sexual assault
Rape or sexual assault mentioned, discussed, implied
Sexual harassment e.g non-consensual grabbing, touching, cat-calling)
Sexual relationship between adult and teenager
Child sex abuse
Incest
Attempted rape
Rape off-screen or strongly implied
Rape on-screen

Description

This film is shot from the perspective of an accused paedophile/murderer who is being interrogated following the discovery of two 12-year-old girls, who have been raped and murdered. No sexual violence is shown on-screen but the film ends with the revelation that the main character met his now-wife when he was over 30 years of age and she was 11, marrying her shortly after her 18th birthday. Other disturbing events and themes run throughout the film; the main character is shown to procure underage sex workers and at one point is discovered alone in a room with his young niece, arousing suspicion. He admits that he is sexually attracted to teenage girls and defends this attraction at length. The film seems to imply that the root cause of this behaviour is the main character's broken marriage, which has starved him of sex and affection, as well as the scrutiny of his wife following his discovery with his niece. The film seems to emphasise his emotional distress as a result of being accused and interrogated and might be taken to imply that it is wrong to accuse a person of sexual misconduct unless there is damning evidence (or that no evidence short of being caught in the act of an indiscretion is satisfactory). The movie also contains some intense flashbacks to and graphic descriptions of childhood sexual abuse.

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