It’s a long-awaited decision. Initially scheduled for March 27, the release of CE2 From Jacques Doillondirector implicated by several actresses for sexual assault, has been postponed, his producer announced on Tuesday 27 February Bruno Pesery.
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“Neither possible nor desirable to maintain this release date »
Without providing a new release date, the manufacturer told the trade magazine French cinema :
“ When we decided to keep this date, we hoped that a distinction would be made between the facts attributed to Jacques Doillon, which date back forty years, and a film resulting from the work of a team. We were wrong. It seems to us today that it is neither possible nor desirable to maintain this release date. »
Bruno Pésery in Le Film Français magazine
After numerous interventions by Anna Mouglalis and Isild le Besco who accuse him of sexual assault and blackmail, but also by Judith Godrèche, who filed a complaint against him, the 79-year-old director is the subject of an investigation for “rape of woman”. minor”. There was a lot of speculation about whether the film would be released or not. CE2.
And for good reason, Alessio Manentimain actor of the film, had declared that he would not participate in its promotion, while the actress Nora Hamzawi who appears in the film, she herself publicly opposed its release: “ I do not support this decision which, in my opinion, represents a disregard for women’s voices. What is happening in the film industry, and what I hope extends to other industries, is essential and important. This is the thing to support as a priority today “, he wrote on his Instagram account on Tuesday, February 20.
This film follows Claire, a CE2 student, who is molested by two classmates. The mother intervenes with the director who does not immediately understand the gravity of the situation and leaves the children face to face. Filmed four years ago, it was presented at the Angoulême festival in 2021 and to the press in early 2024.
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