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Pugh plays English nurse Lib who travels to a
remote Irish village in 1862 to "watch" a young fasting girl.
Lib and a nun have been hired to take turns to observe the
11-year-old, who claims to not have eaten for four months,
surviving on "manna from heaven". They are to present their
findings to a committee of local men after two weeks.
With the healthy girl regarded a religious wonder and fast
becoming a local celebrity, Lib sets out to discover the truth
behind her claims, much to the disapproval of many in the
community.
"For me it's a conversation and a conflict about science versus
religion, something that we're dealing with now, something
that...it's a tale literally as old as time," Pugh told Reuters
at the movie’s London Film Festival premiere on Friday.
"We have a strong, stubborn woman who knows that she is right in
certain aspects, unable to talk her truth...So to me, it was
more about biting my own tongue and all the films that I know, I
love doing, is me getting in there and going in guns blazing and
I couldn't in this one because ultimately at that time it
wouldn't happen."
Based on a novel of the same name by "Room" writer Emma Donoghue,
"The Wonder" opens with a behind-the-scenes look of the film
set, with a voice-over inviting audiences to believe in the
story.
"It's just a little framing so people can be aware that they are
being exposed to the power of fiction, which is exactly what the
film is about, the stories the characters are trapped in, or the
stories they choose so they can reach new levels of freedom,"
the film's director, Chilean filmmaker Sebastian Lelio, said.
Pugh’s grandmother Pat, who made her red carpet debut as Pugh’s
date for the “Don’t Worry Darling” world premiere in Venice last
month, accompanied her again on Friday.
"She’s literally living this sparkly dream. She didn't get to do
this before and she loves it. I mean, she was on the sidelines,
like, let me come!" Pugh said.
"The Wonder" launches on Netflix on Nov. 16.
(Reporting by Hanna Rantala; editing by Diane Craft)
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