A Reason to Believe (1995)

Director
Douglas Tirola

Main cast
Allison Smith; Jay Underwood; Danny Quinn; Holly Marie Combs; Georgia Emelin

Genres
Drama

Description
Sorority gal Charlotte's innocence is lost after she is raped during a frat party. Confused, terrified and shunned by her peers, she finds solace and the courage to confront her attacker after she is befriended by the leader of a campus women's group.


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