Acting
Vahina Giocante's volcanic, terrifyingly still performance.
Direction
Ray's refusal to look away from ugly truths.
Director
Sandrine Ray
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ray based the film on real testimonies from French assault survivors, explaining the documentary-like brutality.
The swimming pool scene—Claire floating motionless as other girls splash—was improvised after Giocante nearly drowned as a child and refused water scenes. Ray convinced her by shooting it in one take.
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