24-02-2025
‘Drugged And Abused: No More Shame': Documentary Following Gisèle Pelicot's Daughter Caroline Darian To Air Internationally
EXCLUSIVE: A feature documentary following Gisèle Pelicot's daughter, Caroline Darian, has been acquired by a raft of broadcasters in Europe and beyond.
Drugged And Abused: No More Shame was commissioned by France Télévisions and aired on its France 2 channel in late January. Newen Studios-owned CAPA produced. Newen Connect distributes and has made the documentary a priority title at this week's London TV Screenings.
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As events in London get underway, Newen has sealed the first deals for the film. Several public broadcasters have acquired it, including Austria's ORF, Finland's YLE and RTBF, and VRT in Belgium. Further afield, Canadian French-language pubcaster Radio-Canada has picked it up. Spain's Movistar is another buyer.
Gisèle Pelicot's courageous decision to waive her right to anonymity led to a worldwide spotlight being shone on a case, which, late last year, saw Dominique Pelicot jailed for the maximum term of 20 years.
The film documents her Darian's story as she prepares for the trial of her father, who drugged and raped her mother for years, and also invited dozens of other men to assault her.
It also follows her work as a whistleblower, working with other victims and raising awareness of the role of drugs in rape and sexual assault. She narrates the film.
Linda Bendali directed the documentary. 'The shocking reality of drug-facilitated sexual assault is revealed in the film as a crime that has long been ignored,' the team behind it said.
Deadline spoke with the producer of the powerful doc, for an in-depth Global Breakout feature, which will be published later this week.
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