Pretty Persuasion is a 2005 black comedy/satirical film focusing on themes of sexual harassment and discrimination in schools, and attitudes about females in media and society.
The film has been described as Election meets Mean Girls.
It was directed by Marcos Siega and written by Skander Halim, and stars Evan Rachel Wood, James Woods and Ron Livingston amongst others. The film's tagline is: "Revenge knows no mercy." The film received comparisons to Election, Heathers and To Die For.
Manipulative high school sophomore Kimberly Joyce leads her friends Brittany Wells and Randa Azzouni in bringing charges of sexual assault against Percy Anderson, their English and drama teacher at an exclusive private school in Beverly Hills. Meanwhile, local reporter Emily Klein, originally assigned to do an insignificant piece on the school, hopes that the scandal will launch her into celebrity in the television news business, while Kimberly's bigoted father, Hank, is concerned primarily with the effect that his daughter's accusations may have on his business. Written by Anonymous
In Beverly Hills, the fifteen years old evil manipulative aspirant actress Kimberly Joyce (Evan Rachel Wood) convinces her friends Randa (Adi Schnall) and Brittany (Elisabeth Harnois) to falsely accuse their Literature and Arts teacher of sexual harassment. She manipulates also the lesbian journalist Emily Klein (Jane Krakowski), who is covering the case, to support their cause in the trial, which leads the group to a tragic and surprising conclusion. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
