🎬✨On February 28, 2020, the César ceremony, the French Oscars, takes place in the Salle Pleyel (Paris). But this year's ceremony is not like any other. Roman Polanski, a Franco-Polish director convicted of rape, including that of a 13-year-old girl, is nominated 12 times. 

🔎 Just after midnight, he is announced as the winner of the Cesar for Best Director. Immediately afterwards, the famous French actress Adèle Haenel left the stage shouting "shame". French feminists have not forgotten this act, as it was a key moment for the #MeToo movement in France, bringing the issue of sexual and gender-based violence to the forefront, making it a true emblem of feminist struggle. 

Our guests: 

• Céline Piques, spokesperson of the French feminist organization Osez le Féminisme

• Thierry Chèze, official voiceover for the César Awards @academiedescesar

• Pauline Barron and Yuna Miralles, members of the feminist collective NousToutes @noustoutesorg

• Patrick Fabre, director of @fifsaintjeandeluz and board member of César Awards

• @elianpeltier, journalist at The New York Times

• @sephorahaymann, member of the #MeToo Théâtre collective

This episode was written, directed and produced by Grace Spiegel, Naomi Stockley, Fabrizo La Rocca and Emile Roger, under the supervision of Lorraine Besse. 

#upatnight is #ScPodcast based on an original idea by Alice Antheaume @alicanth

Music : @theo.boulenger

Illustration : @marinecoutroutsios

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