“CE2”, by Jacques Doillon with Nora Hamzawi and Alexis Manenti, was due to be released in theaters on March 27.
The production of the film announced on Tuesday its postponement until further notice after having maintained its release at the end of March.
Jacques Doillon, 79 years old, is implicated, with the director Benoît Jacquot, 77 years old, in an investigation for "rape of a minor under 15 years old by a person in authority, rape, violence by a partner, and sexual assault on a minor over the age of 15 years per person with authority”, following a complaint from Judith Godrèche.
“Should we sanction all other talents?
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A few days ago, Nora Hamzawi publicly opposed the decision to release the film: “I do not support this decision which, in my opinion, represents contempt for the words of women”, had- she said about this work filmed four years ago.
“A film is a collective work.
Should we sanction all other talents?
», asked the minister on France Culture, citing the technicians, makeup artists, and even the financiers.
And to add while recalling his "fight" against "sexual and sexist violence": "I am more embarrassed by collective sanction", "embarrassed to punish an entire film due to inappropriate or illegal behavior of a person ".
“Creative freedom must be absolute, but child abuse is not an art,” the minister stressed.
Jacques Doillon says he is innocent, and defended himself publicly at the beginning of February, denouncing “arbitrary denunciations, false accusations and lies”, and saying he was at the disposal of justice.