Martin Freeman defends erotic thriller with Jenna Ortega after criticism

Martin Freeman argues that the film does not glamorize the relationships between the characters

In December 2023, the trailer for Miller’s Girl, a film starring Jenna Ortega who is 21 years old, where her character, Cairo Sweet, seduces her teacher played by Martin Freeman, 52 years old. The film generated some criticism due to the age difference between the two actors and also their relationship within the production. Freeman in an interview with The Sunday Times defended the film saying that he is not saying that this type of relationship is cool.

In the interview, Freeman commented that the film does not intend to glamorize the relationship between the two characters: “The movie isn’t saying: This is cool.” The actor also brought as a comparison Schindler’s Listsaying that: “Are we going to go after Liam Neeson for being in a Holocaust movie?”

Miller’s Girl show Cairo Sweetan 18 year old girl who seduces her teacher, Jonathan Miller, played by Freeman as they work together on a creative writing assignment. Previously in an interview with the Daily Mail, the film’s intimacy coordinator, Kristina Arjona said that Ortega was comfortable with the material and who was actively involved in its execution.

The film was released in January this year in American cinemas and had a terrible reception, having 29% approval from critics and 42% from the public on Rotten Tomatoes. Here in Brazil, the production does not yet have a release date and it is not known whether it will be released in theaters or will arrive directly on a streaming service. streaming.

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