"A new movie will explore the notorious Roman Polanski statutory rape scandal from the perspective of the 13-year-old girl, Samantha Geimer. The Girl, based on Geimer's 2013 memoir The Girl: A Life in the Shadow of Roman Polanski, will trace her time in the famous director's orbit in the 1970s, her experience being subjected to sexual assault and the media maelstrom that followed after Polanski, then 43, was arrested in 1977 on charges of statutory rape and lewd and lascivious act with a child."
"The new film will be the feature writing-directing debut for French-American film-maker Marina Ziolkowski, whose short 19 was nominated for a Cesar the French Oscars in 2021. Dree Hemingway, from Sean Baker's Starlet, and The Substance's Gore Abrams will star as Geimer's parents Susan and Bob, while the title role will be played by 13-year-old American-Ukrainian newcomer Carolyn Kachen. Producers said Kachen, whose theater credits include Annie and Matilda, was selected from hundreds of young actors following a striking audition that signals a breakout talent, according to Deadline."
"Per the logline, the film revisits one of Hollywood's most notorious scandals through the eyes of the person most misrepresented by it As the case erupts across headlines, Samantha and her mother are thrust into a relentless media storm she's hounded by paparazzi and stripped of privacy at the moment where she most needs protection. Together, mother and daughter must fight to reclaim Samantha's voice and preserve what remains of her childhood."
A film titled The Girl adapts Samantha Geimer's memoir to portray her experience of sexual assault by Roman Polanski in the 1970s and the subsequent media frenzy. Roman Polanski pleaded guilty to statutory rape in a 1977 case, served 42 days, then fled to France and has remained a fugitive from the United States. Marina Ziolkowski will make her feature writing-directing debut on the project. Casting includes Dree Hemingway, Gore Abrams and newcomer Carolyn Kachen as Samantha. The film centers on Geimer and her mother confronting intense publicity and attempting to reclaim her voice and childhood.
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