On the Monday following the publication of a long accusatory article on the French news site Médiapart, filmmaker Christophe Ruggia was fired from the directors’ association that he co-presided for several years
on the French news site Médiapart, filmmaker Christophe Ruggia was fired from the SRF directors’ association that he co-presided for several years.
The association created the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and is currently chaired by filmmakers like Jacques Audiard, Bertrand Bonello anddirector Céline Sciamma. This is the first time in its 50-year history that the association has removed one of its members.
The Médiapart article describes, sometimes in crude detail, how Haenel, then 12, was cast by Ruggia, then 36, as the female lead in a film about two troubled young lovers that also starred actor Vincent Rottiers. According to the article, the writer-director soon became infatuated with his actress, spending inordinate amounts of time with her both on and off set.
According to Haenel, Ruggia would invite her over to his apartment to watch movies, and on one occasion kissed her neck and tried to grope her. During a promotional tour forin 2002, which included premieres in Yokohama, Marrakech and Bangkok, Ruggia allegedly made several passes at the actress and confessed his love for her. He can be seen in photos from the tour with his arm around 13-year-old Haenel’s waist.
Haenel, now 30, starred in three movies premiering in Cannes last May: Sciamma’s best screenplay winnerand Aude Léa Rapin’sBy revealing her story to Médiapart, Haenel said she hoped to help other victims of sexual violence: “I want to tell them that they’re right to feel bad, to think that it’s not normal to endure this, but also that they’re not alone and that one can survive.”
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