02. Juli: Bombshell - Das Ende des Schweigens

The fight against sexual harassment: a true story

Roger Ailes founded the conservative news broadcaster “Fox News“ in 1996. However, he abused his position of power within the station to sexually assault female employees.

Megyn Kelly is one of the broadcaster’s biggest stars. She suddenly finds herself in the spotlight after she “attacked“ Donald Trump over his sexist comments at a debate.

Kayla Popisil is a young conservative woman that almost religiously venerates Fox News. During her attempt to ascend the career ladder within the network, she too must endure sexual harassment by Roger Ailes.

Gretchen Carlson, ex-host of “Fox and Friends“, has to endure the regular sexist comments of her fellow hosts and bosses at her shows. Following a consultation with her lawyers she realizes that an indictment of Roger Ailes appears to be the only effective option to end this circle – an extremely difficult proposition. Additionally, when Gretchen accuses Roger of sexual harassment in court, he denies all accusations.

Ultimately all those women must fight together to uncover the truth.

<p hidden>Regisseur Jay Roach [&hellip;] inszeniert diesen Film seinem Sujet entsprechend: wütend, bissig, schnell, es wird wahnsinnig viel gesprochen, gedacht, argumentiert. (rbb)<br /><br /> Man muss beim Sehen von Bombshell aufpassen, nicht jemanden zu übersehen. Denn immer wieder überrascht der Film mit der hochkarätigen Besetzung bis in die kleinsten Rollen hinein. (kino-zeit.de) “Bombshell” is a scalding and powerful movie about what selling, in America, has become. The film is about selling sex, selling a candidate, selling yourself, selling the truth. And about how at Fox News all those things came together. (variety.com)