At the Cannes Film Festival yesterday screened a film that shows the dark side of the film world. The documentary – An Open Secret – is about abuse of child actors and models among others by their managers. “This is just the tip of the iceberg.”
The documentary includes interviews with former child actors and models who talk openly about how they have been abused by agents , managers and other people from the film world. The creators call it ,, the film that Hollywood does not want you to see him. “
The filmmaker wants to encourage the docu other victims of abuse to come forward with their stories. ,, As victims of abuse we see that the record for them, hopefully they dare to tell their own story, “says Even Henzi, a former child actor who has been abused by his manager.
The abuse began to tell on his own 11th. ,, I was afraid to tell until I was 18, “said Henzi. ,, It has ruined my childhood.”
Tip of the iceberg ‘
> The former Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis is in Cannes to support the film. ,, In the film’s only a handful of victims. It’s just the tip of the iceberg in Hollywood. “
According Louganis, who also abused, the same problems also play sports. ,, There’s so much money in those worlds that the victims simply are paid to keep quiet, “he says. ,, It’s all about intimidation and force. “
Academy Award
The documentary was directed by Amy Berg, known from Deliver us from Evil, a documentary about child abuse within the Catholic Church who was nominated for an Academy Award.
An Open Secret runs from June 5 to 20 US cities. The creators hope to find foreign buyers in Cannes.
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