NR | 1h 25min | Documentary, Docudrama, True Crime | 4 October 2022 (USA)
The new documentary “Sextortion: the Hidden Pandemic” (“STHP”) opens with this ancient text, attributed to St. Augustine: “Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are anger and courage. Anger at the way things are, and the courage to see that they do not remain as they are.”
Using this as her springboard, director Maria Demeshkina Peek (“I Dream of Dance,” “Third Grade”) divides “STHP” into two highly uneven halves. Luckily, Part I (“Anger”) is just over an hour and by itself would rate 5/5. Sadly, Part II, the “Courage” portion, alone would rate 2/5 and is just 22 minutes long, including over five minutes of end credits….