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Lauren Milici

Saltburn director Emerald Fennell reveals hilarious, explicit reason behind name of viral movie

Barry Keoghan and Emerald Fennell.

Director Emerald Fennell has quite the reason for naming her latest film Saltburn.

"It's a real town in England, but when I heard the name Saltburn it sounded like a sex injury – a really nice one," Fennell explained to Access Hollywood. "Like a sort of sting, a pleasurable sting. And I think that's kind of what the film is, isn't it?"

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