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The movie is based on the 2019 book of the same
name about the New York Times investigation into claims of
sexual misconduct by Weinstein, then one of the most powerful
producers in Hollywood. Mulligan and Kazan play Megan Twohey and
Jodi Kantor, who wrote the book and won Pulitzer Prizes for
their reporting.
"The film spoke to me as being just full of women being heroic,
from the survivors, the witnesses to everyone at The Times who
sort of made this happen," Mulligan told Reuters on the red
carpet.
Some of Weinstein's accusers such as his former assistant Zelda
Perkins and her colleague Rowena Chiu appeared at the premiere
alongside the movie's stars.
Chiu said seeing her story on the big screen felt "confusing."
"There's a whole mix of emotions, you feel sad about it, you
feel angry about it, you feel sort of amazed that there are so
many people taking an interest in it and it's become such a big
phenomenon," she said. "So all these things sort of come at once
- so you feel definitely a clash of emotions."
After the Times story broke, some 100 women came forward with
accusations of sexual misconduct by Weinstein. The reporting
fueled the #MeToo movement, with women around the world calling
out sexual harassment.
Weinstein, who has denied having non-consensual sex with anyone,
was sentenced in New York in March 2020 to 23 years in prison
for rape and sexual assault involving two women. He is appealing
the verdict.
Weinstein is currently on trial in California on additional
charges of sexual misconduct. He has pleaded not guilty.
(Reporting by Sarah Mills; Editing by Josie Kao)
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