Sunday 22 September 2019

Accused (2014) - 97 min

Country: Netherlands
Director: Paula van der Oest
Cast: Ariane Schluter, Barry Atsma & Amanda Ooms.
Lucia is a nurse who often takes night shifts and always handles serious cases. Sometimes her patients die too. Due to the sudden increase in the number, she was accused of murdering them.
Based on the real-life story of Lucia de Berk, In 2003 she was accused of murdering 4 patients and 3 attempted murders. It was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards and this is the second time director Paula van der Oest represents her country at the Academy Awards. The performance by Ariane Schutler as Lucia de Berk is wonderful to see and the main characters in the movie were all females. Accused comes under the category of either psychological thriller or courtroom drama, strictly up to the audiences how they approach the story. Overall, the question is whether Lucia is guilty or not and the best way to find out the truth it is to watch the movie rather than reading the article right away.
Verdict: Good

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