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French actress Judith Godreche speaks during the 49th Cesar Award ceremony in Paris, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. French actress Judith Godreche has called on France's film industry to "face the truth" on sexual violence and physical abuse during a live broadcast Friday of the Cesar Awards ceremony, France's version of the Oscars. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

French actresses denounce abuse by directors when they were teenagers in new #MeToo step

French actresses who allege they were teenage victims of sexual and physical abuse by directors decades older than them are shining the light on the repulsive underside of the country's cinema

By SYLVIE CORBET
Published - Feb 23, 2024, 01:10 AM ET
Last Updated - Feb 23, 2024, 01:10 AM EST

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As French cinema basks in Oscars Academy Awards attention, actresses who allege they were teenage victims of sexual and physical abuse by directors decades older than them are shining the light on the repulsive underside of the country's industry.

The latest step in the #MeToo movement could come at the French cinema awards on Friday.

French media are reporting that Judith Godrèche is to make a speech on sexual violence at the Cesar Awards ceremony, France's version of the Oscars, which is broadcast live on television.

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