Rachida Dati says she is “embarrassed” by “the collective sanction”, the fact “of punishing an entire film”

“Postponed until further notice“. After the announcement on Tuesday by the producer of Arena Films, Bruno Pésery, to report sine die the release of the new film by Jacques Doillon, CE2originally scheduled for March 27, due to the accusation of rape of a minor filed by Judith Godrèche against the filmmaker, the Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, guest of France Culture on Thursday February 29, said:embarrassed” by “collective punishment“, the fact “to punish an entire film“.

For Rachida Dati, “creative freedom must be absolute, but child abuse is not art, sexual violence is not art“. This observation made, the minister reveals her “personal opinion” on the announcement of the postponement of the release of Jacques Doillon’s next film: “A book, for example, is an individual work. You can very well sanction an author, it is an individual sanction. A film is a collective work. Should we punish, sanction, all the other talents, all the technicians, the makeup artists, the secretaries, the managers, those who also invest in this film?“

“I am more embarrassed about the collective sanction“, explains Rachida Dati, the fact”to punish an entire film, to punish all artists in various forms due to inappropriate or illegal, criminally reprehensible behavior of a person.” For her, “we are in a country of individual responsibility, not collective responsibility“.