Frances Godreche says #MeToo allegations should not be theatre [Video]

French actor and director Judith Godreche, a key figure in France’s #MeToo movement, told AFP she does not believe in trial-by-media as she premieres a short film about sexual abuse at Cannes on Wednesday.

Godreche was one of the earliest accusers of US film mogul Harvey Weinstein, and has also accused two high-profile French directors of abusing her as a teenager in the 1980s.

She spoke to AFP about her film “Me Too”, which features hundreds of anonymous survivors of abuse.

Question: What are your views on how the #MeToo movement has evolved?

Answer: There is growing awareness but sometimes things are announced in a way that feels too staged. It’s not very spectacular being abused, it’s not very funny, it’s not very theatrical.

(Victims) should file a complaint or go and speak to a lawyer but, contrary to what people might think, I wouldn’t advise them to go and …