The Hunting Ground

Name: The Hunting Ground
Genre: Documentary, News
Released: February 27, 2015
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 77

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RADiUS-TWC | Release Date: February 27, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: From the makers of The Invisible War comes a startling expose of rape crimes on US campuses, their institutional cover-ups, and the devastating toll they take on students and their families. Weaving together verite footage and first person testimonies, the film follows the lives of several undergraduate assault survivors as they attempt toFrom the makers of The Invisible War comes a startling expose of rape crimes on US campuses, their institutional cover-ups, and the devastating toll they take on students and their families. Weaving together verite footage and first person testimonies, 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.… Expand

Director: Kirby Dick

Genre(s): Documentary, News

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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Leah Greenblatt

Feb 25, 2015

Heartbreaking, infuriating, and unmissable. Read full review

Claudia Puig

Mar 12, 2015

Director Kirby Dick has gone from examining sexual assaults in the military in 2012's "The Invisible War" to investigating rapes on college campuses. His is an impassioned and well-researched film that will incite outrage. Read full review

Inkoo Kang

Feb 26, 2015

A timely, thorough and truly inspiring documentary about the financial and marketing imperatives that lead academic institutions to deny their students safety and justice. Read full review

Marc Savlov

Apr 1, 2015

This is an emotionally devastating piece of advocacy journalism, as it should be. It should also be mandatory viewing for both college-age teens and their parents. Read full review

Bill Stamets

Mar 20, 2015

[Kirby Dick's] new documentary enrages, yet makes its case in an even-tempered manner. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

Mar 12, 2015

With its unflinching portrayal of cynical school officials and their corrupt symbiosis with the sports teams and Greek systems to which they’re beholden, The Hunting Ground is, at its most basic, a damning indictment of entitlement and impunity. Read full review

Thomas Lee

Mar 13, 2015

As a call to action, The Hunting Ground truly goes to bat for rape survivors. As a documentary, the movie as a whole is much lesser than its individual parts. Read full review

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kahaluu_girl808

Apr 28, 2016

This documentary was AMAZING! These top tier Univ / Colleges should be ashamed to cover up the "dirt" that has taken place on their campus! HORRIBLE!!!! I'm sure if this happen to their child, they would want justice???? Turning a blind eye is not going to make things go away!

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tjman09

Nov 13, 2015

The Hunting Ground is a really good documentary, that reveals an epidemic in America, one that is still argued about and ignored. The film is often powerful, often real, and often beyond belief. The Hunting Ground is good, but not great because it tells a crucial and relevant story, itThe Hunting Ground is a really good documentary, that reveals an epidemic in America, one that is still argued about and ignored. The film is often powerful, often real, and often beyond belief. The Hunting Ground is good, but not great because it tells a crucial and relevant story, it handles its subject matter respectfully and powerfully, but it contains a few plot lines that feel detached from the story being told. That being said the film is still worth watching, especially if you’re about to enter college, or have children about to enter college.
The Hunting Ground tells the important story of how college’s around the country are participating in an unbelieveable rape culture in order to keep their images clean. The film begins with, and mostly follows Andrea Pino and Annie Clark on their journey to fight rape culture. The film is powerful, and at times scary because it often shows examples of this, that only help to showcase its message, and put the audience in perspective of what we allow to happen right under our noses.
The film uses many interviews, which are at times hard to watch, but are also important for understanding the problem director, Kirby Dick, is trying to show. The film’s tone is one that is tense, and unsettling, sometimes even feeling like a horror film with its use of music. The film also uses humor to help show the ignorance of our culture, for instance there is a moment in the film when a large group of college men gather together chanting “no means yes, yes means anal!” Many colleges will probably detest this film, as right or wrong the film portrays colleges as the main antagonist, however there is factual basis for why they do this.
The film does have a few flaws, such as it’s bias being more obvious or present than it should be. By that I mean the film would have been more powerful, and more engrossing if the audience were shown that the colleges have a reason for being the way they are, they aren’t evil organizations. Also some of the interviews, as powerful and relevant as they may be, feel detached from the story of Andrea and Annie, which makes the story seem a little too unfocused. Because of this I also found myself occasionally wondering where the film was going, and when it would end.
In the end Kirby’s reasons for having these flaws is understandable, as he’s trying to cover a topic too large for one film, especially a film that is only an hour and a half. The stories and interviews in this film are powerful, and the film ambitiously attacks a cultural epidemic that does need to be changed. Dick’s message comes at a time when society is even more unstable, and changing hopefully lots of people see movies like this and are inspired to act.… Expand

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foxgrove

Jul 26, 2016

An important and shocking documentary about the shameful ways in which rapes and sexual assaults in college campuses across America are covered up. It all comes down to power and money. If you have one, or both, of these commodities it seems that you can get away with anything. Let's hopeAn important and shocking documentary about the shameful ways in which rapes and sexual assaults in college campuses across America are covered up. It all comes down to power and money. If you have one, or both, of these commodities it seems that you can get away with anything. Let's hope this film goes some way in ensuring that things will change.… Expand

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