Film Commission Torino Piemonte

Somewhere deep in our collective subconscious, rape is always the victim's fault. It is what she wore that day or the way she said “no”; it is her parents who gave her too much freedom; or, again, the way she testifies, without crying enough. We are incapable of accepting the fact that a rape victim can be a victim like any other, just a victim. And so, rape victims are forced to face not only the consequences of violence, but also guilt and shame. This has been going on for centuries and continues to this day. What makes us, as a society, turn our backs on these victims? By looking at Shaïna's story and the two years of her life between her rape and her death, through the investigation and struggle led by lawyer Negar Haeri, I would like the film to offer a human and non-judgmental immersion into the mechanisms that prevent us from listening to rape victims, so that we as a society can finally bring them the justice and support they need.