Julia Roberts denies her new Venice film sets back feminist cause


  • World
  • Friday, 29 Aug 2025

Cast member Julia Roberts poses during a photocall for the movie "After the Hunt" out of competition, at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, Venice, Italy, August 29, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

VENICE (Reuters) -U.S. actor Julia Roberts delves into the rarefied world of academia in her latest film "After the Hunt", denying that its ambiguous handling of a campus sexual assault allegation was politically incorrect.

Directed by Italy's Luca Guadagnino and also starring Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield, the movie is premiering on Friday at the Venice Film Festival, bringing Roberts to the Lido's famed red carpet for the first time in her career.

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