Netflix has titles in its catalogue that, despite not having been released recently, are well worth a chance. Among all of them, there is one that stands out above the rest for having been able to achieve virtual unanimity from critics. We will tell you which one it is.
He avalanche of premieres to which we have become accustomed streaming platforms In recent years, many titles have gone unnoticed. However, when a film or series is able to bring critics to their feet and achieve virtual unanimity, it is a good sign to give it the chance we didn’t give it in the past.
This is the case of Believe mea miniseries that has been on Netflix since 2019 and a simple consultation on the specialized portal Rotten Tomatoes is more than enough to give it a good chance, with a 98% rating by the most specialized critics.
Based on real facts
Believe me it’s a true crime which, as such, is based on real events. One of the genres that has provided the greatest number of hits to streaming platforms in recent years and which, now, arrives with a shocking story that addresses the social problems that women who have been sexually assaulted have to endure in their daily lives.
The story tells the case of Marie Adlerraped in her apartment late 2000s. Far from feeling intimidated into reporting the incident, the protagonist decides to go to a police station in Colorado to explain the events and file the corresponding complaint. However, upon arrival she realizes that nothing is what it seems and that the police officers she meets will not only not believe her story, making the situation even more difficult, but will also try to get her to admit that the complaint is false. With the corresponding social disapproval that this situation will provoke.
A case of rape
With Toni Colette, Kaitlyn Dever and Merritt Wever As the main protagonists, we witness the social impact that a rape can have on our environment. Even more so when from the very beginning there is an attempt to discredit the victim’s story, without basing it on anything more than a person’s simple intuition. police couple who were faced with a case of this nature for the first time.
Another aspect on which deepens the series and invites a deep reflection has to do with the guilt to which victims are subjected as a result of the eternal constant feeling of having to prove at all times the abuses suffered.
Believe me it is found Now available on Netflix, As we have already anticipated previously, in miniseries format. A total of eight chapters whose average duration is between 45 and 50 minutes This will allow us to experience this case first-hand and experience everything that people who are abused in our society have to go through, even being stigmatized by those closest to them.
