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In 2018, at a French university, ten individuals filed complaints against their former theater professor, accusing him of sexual violence. This marked the beginning of a long legal journey. Among the plaintiffs, a group of friends accepted the filmmaker's proposal to come together and collaboratively write a theater piece. The creative process intertwines with the various stages of the legal proceedings. By establishing a dialogue between lived experiences and imagination, Les Menteuses embodies an attempt at reconstruction.
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SEDUCED AND ABANDONED combines acting legend Alec Baldwin with director James Toback as they lead us on a troublesome and often hilarious journey of raising financing for their next feature film. Moving from director to financier to star actor, the two players provide us with a unique look behind the curtain at the world's biggest and most glamourous film festival, shining a light on the bitter-sweet relationship filmmakers have with Cannes and the film business. Featuring insights from directors Martin Scorsese, 'Bernando Bertolucci' and Roman Polanski; actors Ryan Gosling and Jessica Chastain and a host of film distribution luminaries.

This documentary focuses on the actors and their journey over two summers to create the remake to the original IT, by Stephen King. The documentary originally released as bonus material, bundled with IT: Chapter Two.