Jennifer Lawrence Tells Off Trolls Calling Her ‘Not Educated’ Enough to ‘Talk About Politics,’ Says Family Encouraged Her Not to Produce Taliban Doc
Jennifer Lawrence produced the new Apple TV+ documentary “Bread and Roses” despite her family and friends encouraging her not to get involved with the project as it centers on the Taliban. The documentary, directed by Sahra Mani, premiered at Cannes earlier this year and follows three women as they fight to recover their autonomy amid Taliban oppression following the fall of Kabul in August 2021.
“My first reaction was to do what the Taliban did not want us to do, which was to give access and facilities to the people on the ground to capture what was happening in real time,” Lawrence recently told “CBS Mornings” about producing the documentary. “I can’t imagine not being able to take a taxi or not being able to listen to music.”
As Mani explained, the plight of Afghan women under Taliban rule has been so severe that they are not allowed to go...
“My first reaction was to do what the Taliban did not want us to do, which was to give access and facilities to the people on the ground to capture what was happening in real time,” Lawrence recently told “CBS Mornings” about producing the documentary. “I can’t imagine not being able to take a taxi or not being able to listen to music.”
As Mani explained, the plight of Afghan women under Taliban rule has been so severe that they are not allowed to go...
- 11/21/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
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