Jennifer Lawrence Explains Why Family “Encouraged Me Not To” Make Taliban Doc ‘Bread and Roses’

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With Bread and Roses, Jennifer Lawrence hopes to shed light on the Taliban‘s control in Afghanistan, where women and girls have been stripped of many rights.

The Oscar winner, who produced the Sahra Mani-helmed documentary alongside EP Malala Yousafzai, explained that there was pushback about the project, both from the public and from her own loved ones. “My family and friends definitely encouraged me not to [produce the film],” said Lawrence on CBS Mornings. “It’s dangerous.

Of course it is. But there’s 20 million women whose lives are in danger.” Meanwhile, online trolls have also criticized Lawrence’s experience on the issue. “They always say different things.

I did a 60 Minutes interview where I explained that I dropped out of middle school, so I’m technically not educated. And so I think common one, especially with this subject, is ‘Why is someone without an education trying to talk about politics?'” she noted. “To that I say it’s not political, it’s peoples lives,” added Lawrence. “It’s political in the sense that you should push your congress people and you should get involved to make our government more accountable, then the UN can recognize gender apartheid.