Don't Tell

Don't Tell (2017)

Based on true events that changed the law. This is the story of a survivor, Lyndal, a young woman sexually abused as an 11 year old while attending a prestigious school. Her courage to fight for justice is entrusted to a local lawyer determined to build a case and give Lyndal peace from her torment. With the help of his aspiring young associate and an enigmatic barrister, the lawyer and Lyndal find their way together.

Date of release
2017-05-18
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (13)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Drama
Director
Tori Garrett

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 4

Don't Tell is a May 2017 Australian drama film directed by Tori Garrett and starring Jack Thompson, Aden Young and Sara West. It was based on the 2017 novel of the same name by solicitor Stephen Roche.

Background

A school boardermaster of a Toowoomba private school was criminally charged in November 1990 with sexual offences involving children. He committed suicide on the day of a court appearance. In the subsequent 2001 civil court case S v Corporation of the Synod of the Diocese of Brisbane QSC 473, the offending behaviours were accepted by the defendant, and a suicide note not tended, which included the name of the subject victim of this movie.

The civil case was considered to be an important step leading to the 2013–2017 Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. The case also led to the development of the working with children checks government policy across Australia.

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