Director: Mark Pellington
Writer: Roy Horne
Based on the 2013 South Korean film Han Gong-ju
Cast: Sydney Sweeney, Erin Kellyman, Josephine Langford, Owen Teague, Laura Dern, Dermot Mulroney, Desmond Harrington, Jacob Bertrand
Plot: 18 year-old Gracie (Sydney Sweeney) leaves school for the day and is quickly berated by a group of parents for all the pain and inconvenience her actions have caused. Gracie yells back at them that she didn't do anything wrong and what happened wasn't her fault. Her mother Susan (Laura Dern) arrives and yells at the adults that they should be ashamed of themselves for picking on a teenage girl. Susan then threatens to call the police if they don't leave Gracie alone, which causes them to disperse. Susan apologizes to Gracie for being late picking her up as Gracie cries in the passenger seat.
Gracie sits with her parents, Susan and Kevin (Dermot Mulroney), as they break the news that given the current situation and ongoing investigation, they have arranged for her to attend a different school for the rest of the semester leading up to graduation. Gracie has mixed feelings about the change but understands her parents' decision.
Gracie is at school, sitting in the cafeteria with her best friend Haley (Josephine Langford). Donny (Owen Teague), with a black eye, glares at Gracie and her friend Haley. He then goes to sit down next to his best friend, Mike (Jacob Bertrand). Gracie asks Haley if she can talk to her about what happened, but Haley says her parents don't want her talking about it with anyone.
Gracie walks down the halls of her new school trying to find her next class. She stops at an open door where a small group of girls, led by Eunice (Erin Kellyman), are practicing an a cappella song. Gracie stands there listening to the song. Eunice notices her watching. Gracie quickly walks away with her head down.
After P.E. class, Gracie waits for everyone to leave the locker room. She then takes a shower. As she showers, she sings New Order’s “Ceremony”. When she is done, Gracie leaves the locker room and finds Eunice in the hallway. Eunice tells Gracie that she heard her singing and asks if she wants to practice with the a cappella group. Gracie shakes her head no and hurries away.
Kevin is approached at work by Rick (Desmond Harrington), Donny's father, who offers him ten thousand dollars in cash to convince his daughter to recant her story to the police. Kevin flat-out refuses. Angered by the refusal, Rick then makes veiled threats about having Kevin's business ruined if the police don't back off and end their investigation soon.
Gracie goes to the music room where Eunice and her friends are getting ready to practice their a cappella songs. One of the girls uploads some short videos of the practice to social media. When Gracie realizes this, she becomes angry and demands that she delete the videos.
Gracie returns home from school to find her mother painting over the words 'LIAR' and 'WHORE' that someone has spray painted on their front door. Susan tells Gracie not to get upset and that it will all be over soon and will feel like a just a small blip in the grand scheme of life.
Haley and Gracie go to a party at Donny's house, who insists that his parents won't be home for hours. They are offered some drinks. Gracie declines, but Haley convinces her to at least have a beer. Donny says he'll get them some. Donny and Mike slip something into the girls' drinks. As Haley and Gracie dance at the party, they begin feeling drowsy and ill. Donny and Mike help the girls upstairs to a bedroom. On their way up the stairs Gracie passes out. When Gracie wakes up, she finds herself and an unconscious Haley on a bed. Donny, Mike and their friends are taking turns raping Gracie and Haley. Gracie tries to get away, but is held down by Mike while Donny takes his turn. Suddenly the door bursts open and Rick yanks his son off of Gracie. He orders everyone out of the house and begins beating his son. Gracie manages to wake Haley up. They quickly put their clothes on and leave the house. As they walk away, neither of them say anything about what just happened as though they're in disbelief.
Haley takes a pregnancy test which comes up positive. Panicking, Haley chugs a bottle of water and uses several more tests. Haley cries as she sees that each and every test says she’s pregnant. Distraught, Haley walks to a tall bridge. She waits until there are no cars coming, then quickly leaps off the bridge to commit suicide.
Gracie arrives home from Donny’s party. She is in a daze of distress and collapses on the floor in front of her parents. They rush over to her side. When she wakes up, Gracie tearfully tells her parents that she was raped. Susan comforts her daughter while Kevin calls the police. Two police officers arrive at the house. Gracie struggles to tell them what happened as her memory is still fuzzy. She remembers going to Donny’s house with Haley, having drinks, waking up while Donny was inside of her and Mike holding her down.
Gracie finds out that Haley has killed herself. She insists on going to Haley’s funeral. At the cemetery nobody will acknowledge her presence or even look at her. Gracie interrupts the priest and addresses the crowd. She says they should all be ashamed of themselves for how they’ve reacted to what happened to Haley and herself.
At school, Eunice sees how upset Gracie is. She says that she knows about what happened to Gracie and her friend. Gracie reveals that Haley killed herself. Eunice gives Gracie a hug and tells her that it isn't her fault. Eunice tries to kiss Gracie. Eunice puts her hand on Gracie’s leg and tries to kiss her. Gracie shoves Eunice away and runs out of the room.
Gracie stands at the edge of the same bridge Haley jumped from. She looks down toward the water hundreds of feet below. She apologizes to Haley and closes her eyes as she leans over the railing.
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