Consent (2023 French film)

Consent (French: Le Consentement) is a 2023 biographical drama film directed by Vanessa Filho, from a screenplay co-written by Filho, Vanessa Springora, and François Pirot,[1] based on Springora's 2020 best-selling memoir of the same title describing the sexual abuse she experienced beginning at age 14 from author Gabriel Matzneff,[6] then 49.

[7] It stars Kim Higelin, Jean-Paul Rouve, Laetitia Casta, and Élodie Bouchez.

After experiences with a troubled home life, Vanessa loses herself under Matzneff's destructive control.

[9][10] After TikTok users shared their experiences after watching the film on the platform, with some videos reaching nearly 2 million views, the film's box office had a boost in its second week,[11] selling 141,848 admissions from 216 theaters[10] and passing the 300,000 admissions mark on 2 November 2023.

[12] The film was released to 460 theaters in its fifth weekend and ranked at number nine at the French box office.