Revisit one of Hollywood’s most notorious scandals through the eyes of the person most misrepresented by it. In 1977 California, 13-year-old Samantha is navigating adolescence and dreams of becoming an actress when she is drawn into the orbit of celebrated filmmaker Roman Polanski. What follows alters her life forever. As the case erupts across headlines, Samantha and her mother are thrust into a relentless media storm — she’s hounded by paparazzi and stripped of privacy at the moment where she most needs protection. Together, mother and daughter must fight to reclaim Samantha’s voice and preserve what remains of her childhood.
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Book
Samantha Geimer
Director
Marina Ziolkowski
Writer
Marina Ziolkowski
Producer
Philippe Gompel
Producer
Jean-Baptiste Babin
Co-Producer
Geneviève Lemal
california1970svictimteenage girlhollywoodbased on memoir or autobiographysexual assaultagencysexual predatorabuse of poweraspiring actressteenageraccountabilitychild predatorreclamationchildhood resilienceroman polanski