‘She Said’: Here’s all you need to know about new Harvey Weinstein investigative film on Netflix

The investigation against Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault case was carried out by two American journalists, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey. They published a news article in the New York Times and later turned their investigation into a book. This ...

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The #MeToo movement began on October 5th, 2017, when the New York Times published an article describing the accusations against Harvey Weinstein. This investigation, written by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey (American journalists who have previously won the Pulitzer Prize), took the world by storm.

Together, they wrote a book in 2019 titled 'She Said', which tells the story of this investigation. Netflix has taken this book and adapted it for a film.

About the new movie, She Said.


She Said is a movie adaptation of a book of the same name.

She Said begins with the story of Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor's investigation when they received a tip that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted Rose McGowan.

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The writers had to put in a lot of effort to talk to other victims of Harvey Weinstein's assault, like Ashley Judd and Gwyneth Paltrow.

They also had to fight off appeasements by Harvey Weinstein's lawyers.
It also talks about how they finally managed to put their story to print.

FAQs:

  1. Who is the director and the producer of She Said?
    The film is directed by Maria Schrader, who also ran a Netflix miniseries, Unorthodox.Dede Gardner, who was part of 12 Years a Slave, and Jeremy Kleiner are the producer. Brad Pitt might also be the producer of it.
  2. When is She Said released?
    She Said will be released on Netflix on November 25th.
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