Actress Judith Godreche received a standing ovation at the Cesar Awards on Friday as she spoke out against sexual violence in the French film industry.
Godreche, who has become a leading figure in France’s #MeToo movement, has accused directors Benoit Jacquot and Jacques Doillon of sexually assaulting her while she was a teenager. Both deny the allegations. The thriller about a wife accused of murdering her husband is one of France’s biggest international arthouse hits in recent years.
The first award of the night went to Adele Exarchopoulos for best supporting actress in “All Your Faces” in which she plays a victim of incest.Before the ceremony at the Olympia, around a hundred people demonstrated in front of the venue at the call of the CGT union to support victims of sexual violence.
“Creative freedom is total, but here we are not talking about art, we are talking paedocriminality,” regarding Godreche, she said.