The scandal starring former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein that led to the move #Me tooIt continues to have repercussions. The film is now in US theaters. He said (he said)about how two journalists from The New York Times managed to uncover the plot behind the case.
Directed by Maria Schrader, the film is based on an American newspaper investigation, conducted by journalists Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey and Rebecca Corbett, which exposed Harvey Weinstein’s history of abuse and sexual conduct against dozens of women, over several decades .
Specifically, the film is inspired by the 2019 book of the same name which chronicles the investigation of Kantor and Twohey, played in the film by actresses Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan. Among the producers is the famous actor Brad Pitt, who was the boyfriend of Gwyneth Paltrow, whom the producer harassed.
Gwyneth appears in the film with an off-camera testimony.
too dark a story
That investigation ended up revealing the murky story of the co-founder of the Indiewood film studios Miramax & The Weinstein Company and for years one of the most powerful producers in Hollywood.
she said Already It previously premiered at the 60th New York Film Festival on Oct. 13 and is now in theaters at Universal Pictures.
After an intense and complicated investigation due to the initial refusal of the victims to testify by name and surname, in October 2017 the newspaper uncovered the case that caused a worldwide scandal and a flood of complaints by dozens of women against the producer. including many famous actresses.
For more than three decades, Weinstein sexually harassed actresses, production assistants, temp workers and other employees at his production companies Miramax and The Weinstein Company.
#MeToo catalyst
The allegations served as a catalyst for the movement #Me too and resulted in the producer being prosecuted and sentenced to more than 23 years by a New York City court in 2020.
Weinstein, in addition to serving time for several sexual assaults, has been tried for many others. He is currently undergoing a retrial in Los Angeles, where he is accused of eleven counts of rape and sexual abuse of five victims. In total, more than 80 women have accused the former producer of sexual offenses and misconduct.
If convicted of all crimes, the producer of successful and award-winning films such as pulp Fiction or Shakespeare in loveamong many others, he could receive a sentence of up to 140 years in prison.
Weinstein’s sentencing in New York it marked a great triumph for the movement #Me too in her feminist fight against sexual abuse and assault. After her case, many others have emerged, exposing the perverse system of power that hides the most powerful film industry in the world, hidden behind the glitz and glamor of Hollywood.
Actors such as Patricia Clarkson, Andre Braugher, Jennifer Ehle and Samantha Morton can also be seen in the film, which is released in theaters today, in supporting roles, such as Ashley Judd like herself.
The actress was one of the first celebrities who dared to report the harassment suffered by Weinstein. she accused him and then was followed by more than 60 women who suffered sexual harassment. In a television program, Judd said that when she was still little known in the environment, her former tycoon called her to go to her hotel, where they would have a meeting.
But the meeting was not in a public area as he expected, but in the room where Weinstein was staying. There, the producer offered to give her a massage, and when she declined, he asked her to give him one. At that moment, the actress assures her that she tried to quickly leave the room but that he, very powerful at the time, He has been involved in closing many doors at a professional level.
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