French cinema has been rocked by a new wave of allegations of child rape and sexual assault targeting household names in the industry, bolstering talk of a long-awaited breakthrough for the #MeToo movement in France following a nationwide controversy over Gerard Depardieu.
Godreche, who recently delivered the semi-autobiographical series Icon of French cinema, was a child actor when she met Jacquot at a casting call for his movie Les Mendiants (The Beggars). She told French daily Le Monde she remained in his grip for the following six years, in full sight of the film industry and the media.
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