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‘If a person isn’t conscious, they’re not saying yes’: Cynthia Erivo on her searing new film about sexual assault
Source: The Guardian · Published
In Prima Facie, she plays a rising-star barrister, well versed in defending men accused of sexual violence. Then she is raped by a colleague, and her world implodes. Erivo talks about the potential impact of the film – and how she is navigating her stratospheric success Cynthia Erivo is contemplating her favourite crisps, the ridged American brand Ruffles, as we sit talking in a quiet corner of a…
Key points
- In Prima Facie, she plays a rising-star barrister, well versed in defending men accused of sexual violence.
- Then she is raped by a colleague, and her world implodes.
- Erivo talks about the potential impact of the film – and how she is navigating her stratospheric success Cynthia Erivo is contemplating her favourite crisps, the ridged American brand Ruffles, as we sit talking in a quiet corner of a…
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