He said on Netflix: 129 minutes to learn about one of Hollywood’s biggest scandals

This is the biggest scandal that shook American cinema in 2017: the case of Harvey Weinstein and the revelations of the New York Times and the New Yorker about his actions (harassment, sexual violence and rape) against hundreds of actors and female personalities in Hollywood.

This case, which freed the voice of the victims, allowed movements like #MeToo and #TimesUp to emerge and have more weight on the American but also international stage. Feature films, more or less inspired by this novel, saw the light of day, but it was only five years later that a full-fledged feature film took full control of this story.

Adapted from the investigative book

It was director Maria Schrader (non-Orthodox) who chose to return to the investigation of New York Times journalists Megan Toohey and Jodi Kantor, who together shed light on one of the most important scandals of their generation.

Their investigation, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2018, broke decades of silence around the problem of sexual violence in Hollywood cinema, forever changing American society and the world of culture.

Adapted from the investigative book of the same name, written by two New York Times journalists, played by Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan, it shows the investigative work, the collection of many testimonies and the support that the two reporters offered to the victims we met who agreed to talk.

Harvey Weinstein victim actress plays herself

It is worth noting that in the film he plays himself as a real victim. This is Ashley Judd, who was one of the first to publicly testify against Harvey Weinstein. She explained that she refused his sexual advances and paid the price…

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Ahsley Judd is the most famous celebrity to agree to contribute to the Megan Toohey and Jodi Cantor inquiry in 2017. Her voice convinced other victims to come forward with their experiences.

Ashley Judd, who had been approached by the producer after the She Said script was written to play her role, accepted the offer. His appearance on the screen adds a powerful emotional impact to the sequence of testimonies.

Released in cinemas in 2022, She said Unfortunately it didn’t attract crowds in the theaters, but it was very well received by the press and the public, especially the viewers of AlloCiné, who gave it a score of 3.8 out of 5.

If you missed it at the cinema, you can catch up by discovering it on streaming. She Said is now available in the Netflix catalog.