supports HTML5 videoBenedict Cumberbatch has called for an end to ‘the status quo and the patriarchy’ as he urged men to ‘shut up and listen’.The Sherlock star urged for a change in men’s behaviour in an interview ahead of the release of his new film, Power of the Dog, from director Jane Campion.In the Netflix film, based on Thomas Savage’s 1967 novel, Benedict plays masochistic rancher Phil Burbank, who inspires fear even to those closest to him, particularly targeting his brother’s new wife and hew son.Benedict, 45, was speaking about the theme of toxic masculinity which is clearly present in the novel and film, when he said we ‘need to fix the behaviour of men’.In an interview with Sky News, the Oscar-nominated actor said we are living.
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