Judith Godreche Launched A New Wave Of #MeToo In France, And Now Brings Her Survivors Film ‘Moi Aussi’ To Cannes

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Judith Godrèche has been a regular on the Cannes red carpet for close to 30 years for her performances in films such as Patrice Leconte’s 1996 Palme d’Or contender Ridicule and Un Certain Regard cycling drama The Climb in 2019.

The popular French actress-turned-director touches down this edition with a work of her own: the short film Moi Aussi. Shot under the radar in Paris in March and gathering 1,000 victims of sexual abuse, the work world premieres as part of the opening ceremony of Cannes Un Certain Regard on Wednesday. RELATED: Cannes Film Festival 2024 In Photos: Opening Ceremony & ‘The Second Act’ World Premiere There is no bigger disruptive force in French cinema right now than Godrèche, who has been at the forefront of triggering a new era of #MeToo in France, a country that has been notoriously slow to tackle sexism, sexual violence and harassment.

The short film follows in the wake of Godrèche’s denunciation in January of her six-year relationship with director Benoît Jacquot in the 1980s, which began when she was 14 years old, and he was 39.

Godrèche, 52, would go on to file a police complaint against the Farewell, My Queen and Diary of a Chambermaid director in February for “rape with constraint”.