2018 · thriller · drama

The Accused

Directed by Gonzalo Tobal · 1h 53m · 2018

Dolores lived the life of a higher-class student until her best friend was found brutally murdered. Two years later, she’s the only indicted suspect for a crime that attracts a lot of media attention and has placed her in the center of the public eye. Dolores spends her days preparing for the trial, secluded in her house as her parents work as a team ready to do anything to defend their daughter. The best lawyer is not enough, they obsessively control around her: how she looks, what she does, eats and who she sees. But as the trial moves forward and pressure grows, suspicion and secrets emerge within the family. Cornered, increasingly isolated and just when any mistake could prove disastrous, Dolores puts the entire strategy at risk.

Our read: The Accused (2018) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded thriller · drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.