Carey Mulligan inPromising Young Woman.Photo: Courtesy of Focus Features
College students will have the opportunity to seePromising Young Womanfor free ahead of the upcoming 2021Academy Awards.
The Oscar-nominated dark comedy thriller, starringCarey Mulligan, will be available for students to stream for free this Thursday.
Focus Features,RAINNandCampus Circlehave teamed up to offer the free viewings “to continue the conversation against sexual assault and violence on college campuses,” the production companysays in a release.
“Statistically, 13% of all students experience sexual assault or rape during their time at school,” they add of the initiative.
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Carey Mulligan inPromising Young Woman.Courtesy of Focus Features
Promising Young Womanstars Mulligan as Cassie, a med-school dropout who experiences a personal tragedythat moves her to exact vengeanceagainst rapists and misogynistic men, as well as those who protect them.
“We thank Focus Features for makingPromising Young Womanavailable to college students, who are atincreased risk of sexual violence, to continue this critical dialogue,” Dreva adds.
Adds Joy Calisoff, publisher for Campus Circle, “Promising Young Womanis a dynamic and unique feminist revenge tale, complete with great characters that will knock you out of your seat.”
Promising Young Womanposter.Focus Features
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Mulligan told PEOPLE in December thatPromising Young Womanis “not about a sort of goodie and baddie situation,” but rather, a film that “makes us kind of reexamine, ‘How have weallbeen complicit in this?’ "
“There’sso much to unpack about the way people talk about consent,” the British actress added.
College students who wish to sign up for a limited number of screening slotscan RSVP herefor one of three times Thursday (7 p.m. EST, CST or PST).
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go torainn.org.
source: people.com
