Consent (2023)

Original title

Le Consentement

Directed by

Vanessa Filho

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Belgium

Runtime

1h 59m

Rated

16

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 238 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl is groomed and sexually abused by a famous writer decades older than her. The story follows her struggle to be believed and find justice.

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What happens

Consent (French: Le Consentement) is a 2023 biographical drama film directed by Vanessa Filho, from a screenplay co-written by Filho, Vanessa Springora, and François Pirot, based on Springora's 2020 best-selling memoir of the same title describing the sexual abuse she experienced beginning at age 14 from author Gabriel Matzneff, then 49. It stars Kim Higelin, Jean-Paul Rouve, Laetitia Casta, and Élodie Bouchez. The film is a co-production between France and Belgium. It was released theatrically in France by Pan Distribution and in Belgium by Anga Distribution on 11 October 2023. The film received two nominations at the 2024 César Awards, Best Adaptation and Best Female Revelation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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