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Female Creators Take on Sexual Violence and Abuse in ‘Querer,’ ‘Angemessen Angry,’ ‘My Dear Mother’ and ‘L/Over’: ‘Being a Woman is Really Tough’


Creators from ‘Querer,’ ‘Angemessen Angry,’ ‘My Dear Mother’ and ‘L/Over’ discuss sexual violence and abuse on TV at the Berlinale Series Market.

With director Elsa van Damke and her co-writer Jana Forkel we decided not to show the actual rape,” said “Angemessen Angry” producer Solmaz Azizi. Despite focusing more on mental abuse than physical violence, Marika Makaroff – Finnish Emmy-nominated creator behind “L/Over” – also worked with intimacy coordinator Ita O’Brien. “Elsa van Damke speaks very openly about the fact that she’s a survivor of sexual violence and a lot of her own experience went into crafting the character and the story.

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