She Said
The film tells the story of the risky journey of two female journalists who in 2017 uncovered the widespread abuse of power against women in the US film business. Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break the great silence in Hollywood: They expose business meetings in hotel rooms as sexual assaults and encounter a web of repression, blackmail and fear. With their courageous research, they not only give the affected women their voice back, but also trigger a worldwide wave of solidarity and cause a tremor not only in Hollywood, but also give the impetus for a change in American society that continues to this day.
The film traces one of the most important stories of a generation, told by courageous women who, despite great personal risk, decided to to fight back to stop an accused serial offender from doing even more harm. Thanks to their courageous efforts, they were able to stop not only an individual perpetrator, but also the system that made this abuse of power possible in the first place.
Cast
- Megan Twohey
- Carey Mulligan
- Jodi Kantor
- Zoe Kazan
- Rebecca Corbett
- Patricia Clarkson
- Zelda Perkins
- Samantha Morton
- Dean Baquet
- Andre Braugher
- Laura Madden
- Jennifer Ehle
- Rowena Chiu
- Angela Yeoh
She Said
Maria Schrader
- Fiction
- Production Country / Year
- United States 2022
- Language
- en. OF mit de. UT
- Format
- DCP, Color, 129min
1.85:1, Discrete 5.1
Director & Crew
Maria Schrader
Filmography
“I had no interest whatsoever in bringing another rape scene into the world. We’ve seen enough of that. Our initial source was the book and the lives of the female reporters. Their perspectives and experiences and the testimony of those they spoke to were our guideline. You almost don’t even see Weinstein, but you certainly feel his presence, and his actions drive the plot. I imagine that’s how it felt for Jodi and Megan when they were working on the story. They also had virtually no contact with Weinstein. [...] This is a story about women standing up, raising their voices, reclaiming their strength. It felt right that women were the ones calling the shots on this film. But of course, I look forward to the day when we don’t have to say another word about a film being made by a women-led team.”
Maria Schrader
- Writer
- Rebecca Lenkiewicz
- Director of Photography
- Natasha Braier
- Editor
- Hansjörg Weißbrich
- Production Designer
- Meredith Lippincott
- Costume Designer
- Brittany Loar
- Casting Director
- Francine Maisler
- Music Composer
- Nicholas Britell
- Producer
- Dede Gardner
- Jeremy Kleiner
- Lexi Barta