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Lauren Del Fabbro

Prima Facie writer hopes Cynthia Erivo-led film highlights ‘nuance of consent’

Cynthia Erivo attends the screening of Prima Facie as part of the BFI’s London film festival (Ian West/PA) - (PA Wire)

Prima Facie writer Suzie Miller has said she hopes the new film adaptation starring Cynthia Erivo highlights the “nuance of consent”.

The film is based on Miller’s one-woman play about a barrister named Tessa, who specialises in defending men accused of sexual assault, and whose view of the legal system changes after she is sexually assaulted herself.

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