She Said: The Investigation Behind Harvey Weinstein’s Downfall
Released in theaters in November 2022, the film She said by Maria Schrader has just arrived on Netflix France. The opportunity to (re)discover this fascinating investigation, which led to the fall of Harvey Weinstein.
The film, directed by Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan, follows the investigations of two New York Times journalists, Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who revealed, in October 2017, allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault against film producer Harvey Weinstein. The painstaking investigation uncovered decades of sexual harassment and assault allegations against Weinstein, a high-profile film producer and co-founder of Miramax and The Weinstein Company.
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Their reports not only led to Weinstein’s downfall, but also sparked the #MeToo movement, encouraging thousands of women around the world to share their experiences of sexual harassment and assault.
She said shows in an almost documentary style their investigation to take down Harvey Weinstein, and the challenges that the two journalists had to overcome to complete their investigation. The film was adapted from their book He said: Unveiling the story of sexual harassment that helped spark a movementwhich details their investigation.
Award-winning work
Their revelations about Weinstein earned Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, as well as Ronan Farrow of the New Yorker, who also investigated Harvey Weinstein, the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. This work is considered a turning point in the fight against sexual harassment in the workplace and has had a significant impact on awareness and discussion of these issues in many industries.
In addition to their work on the Weinstein affair, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey have continued to cover topics related to women’s rights, sexual harassment, and other social justice issues.
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