Sarah Tobias

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Sarah Tobias is the fictional rape survivor and central character in the 1988 film "The Accused," whose courtroom battle for justice earned Jodie Foster an Academy Award for Best Actress.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn The Accused
associatedWithTheme bystander responsibility
legal accountability
rape culture
victim blaming
awardConnection Meredith Black; Jodie Foster
surface form: Jodie Foster won the Academy Award for Best Actress for portraying her
createdForWork The Accused
gender female
hasAdversaryInStory men who cheered the assault
rapists
hasAllyInStory Kathryn Murphy
hasOccupationInStory working-class woman
languageOfWork English
legalStatusInStory rape survivor
medium feature film
narrativeFocus sexual assault and its legal aftermath
notableFor being a rape survivor
pursuing justice through the legal system
portrayedBy Jodie Foster
roleInWork central character
protagonist
seeks criminal justice
recognition of the crime as rape
setInWorkLocation United States of America
surface form: United States
subjectOf courtroom drama
rape trial
workReleaseYear 1988
yearOfCharacterCreation 1988

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The Accused leadCharacter Sarah Tobias
Jodie Foster portrayed Sarah Tobias