Yahoo Movies BBC airs Oscar-nominated movie with near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score
February is a good month to catch up on all the movies nominated at the Oscars, starting with the BBC airing acclaimed documentary Black Box Diaries.
Produced and directed by Shiori Itō, the documentary follows the journalist's investigation of her own sexual assault in 2015. It will be broadcast on BBC Four at 10pm on February 4 and will be available on iPlayer.
Based on Itō's 2017 memoir, Black Box Diaries follows the filmmaker's quest for justice after having identified her rapist as Noriyuki Yamaguchi, head of the Tokyo Broadcasting System.
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"Combining secret investigative recordings and emotional first-person video, Shiori's quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, exposing the country's desperately outdated judicial and societal systems," the logline reads.
The film premiered at Sundance Film Festival 2024 and played at SXSW before being released in the US and the UK in October last year to positive reviews, earning a 98% Certified Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes.
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It is among the docs shortlisted for the coveted award at March's Oscars, together with No Other Land, Porcelain War, Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat and Sugarcane.
Black Box Diaries airs as part of BBC Storyville, showcasing award-winning documentaries, with other titles including Your Fat Friend, Life: Inside the San Quentin Prison Marathon and The Battle for Laikipia.
Black Box Diaries airs on BBC Four on February 4 and will be available to stream on iPlayer shortly after broadcast.
If you've been affected by the issues raised in this story, you can access more information from Rape Crisis England and Wales, which works towards the elimination of all forms of sexual violence and sexual misconduct, on its website or by calling the National Rape Crisis Helpline on 0808 802 9999. Rape Crisis Scotland’s helpline number is 08088 01 03 02.
Readers in the US are encouraged to contact RAINN, or the National Sexual Assault Hotline on 800-656-4673.
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