Best known in the U.S. for the Oscar-nominated Ridicule (1996) and The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), Godrèche became a key figure in France’s #MeToo movement.

She accused acclaimed directors Benoit Jacquot and Jacques Doillion of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager. Both men have denied the claims.

Godrèche’s film features victims of sexual abuse who contacted the actress after she spoke up and made her Instagram public, calling for others to share their stories. Some 6,000 people replied.

“Suddenly, before me was a crowd of victims, a reality that also represented France, so many stories from all social backgrounds and generations,” Godrèche said. “Then the question was, what I was going to do with them? What do you do when you’re overwhelmed by what you hear, by the sheer volume of testimonies?”

Godrèche asked them to gather on a street in Paris for a performance piece led by her daughter, the actress and dancer Tess Barthélemy. Around 1,000 people came. Godrèche collected audio testimony from victims recounting their abuse, which she has constructed into a fragmented soundtrack.

Moi Aussi will premiere ahead of the Un Certain Regard opening ceremony, as well as at the open air Cinéma de la Plage free of charge for the public on May 15.