Sovereign Vanessa Kirby

From a crowned head, fashion icon and rebel, to a grieving woman among millions of others.

Even four years and many red carpets later, no matter who the character is, it's the same creed that comes up:

"I accepted this role because it terrified me."

My years of touring all over England with plays that no one has seen have trained me well

Vanessa Kirby

In

Pieces of a Woman

, this Wednesday on Netflix, Vanessa Kirby moans, writhes in pain, represses gagging in the skin of Marta, a young woman who gives birth at home and whose baby breathes only a few minutes.

The cries of this impressive sequence shot succeed a silent and oppressive grief.

“The loss of a newborn baby, perinatal bereavement, remains a silent taboo for many women who cannot make themselves heard by their loved ones and society, uncomfortable with their story.

To take this reality head-on and do justice to their testimonies was frightening, ”

the 32-year-old British actress

told

Figaro

, revealed by

The Crown

,

“This mourning is specific, but the pain, the difficulty of

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