Sebastian Stan, in a moment of advocacy and sensitivity, took a firm stand at the Berlin Film Festival press conference for his new film — A Different Man — and corrected a reporter who used the word “beast” to describe a character with facial disfigurement.
The Aaron Schimberg-directed psychological thriller, A Different Man, tells the story of Edward (played by Sebastian Stan) who is an aspiring actor with facial disfigurement. The character starts a new life after undergoing reconstructive surgery and eventually becomes obsessed with another man (played by Adam Pearson), who also has a similar disfigurement and is cast to play Edward in a stage production based on his past life.
During Friday’s press conference, Sebastian pointed out the insensitive language used by a reporter to describe people with facial disfigurement and underscored the importance of being respectful and considerate while talking about people with physical differences.
