Moi Aussi is one of the most talked-about films at the Cannes Film Festival, but it’s also one the director likely wishes never had to be made.The short film, which translates to Me Too in English, was produced by actress Judith Godrèche and features snippets of personal accounts of thousands of sexual assault victims.

Before Judith Godrèche kickstarted a #MeToo wave in the French industry, she was one of the first prominent actors to go on the record against Harvey Weinstein. Godrèche was 24 and attending the Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of her film “Ridicule.

As the Cannes Film Festival kicked off its 77th edition on Tuesday, France’s film business has become engulfed in a reckoning over sexual harassment and abuse that activists say is long overdue. The #MeToo movement is hitting the country roughly seven years after it took Hollywood by storm — as the wave of allegations against Harvey Weinstein,

Judith Godrèche is one of the prominent faces of the #MeToo movement in France. During the première on Wednesday at the Cannes Film Festival, the actress made a significant gesture on the red carpet.

Judith Godrèche and “Moi Aussi” collaborators walked the Cannes Film Festival’s red carpet to premiere a short film dedicated to victims of sexual abuse.