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I’ve been on a mission to find a film that depicts and discusses sexual violence in a way that isn’t damaging to survivors or their loved ones. I was starting to lose faith that a film like that could exist until I saw Emerald Fennell’s new film, Promising Young Woman. As an homage to the rape-revenge genre popular through the 20th century, this film tells the story of a friend of a survivor named Cassie (played by Carey Mulligan) who is determined to seek justice for her friend, Nina. In a series of intricate plans that will leave you on the edge of your seat, Cassie moves from targeting random predators in bars to those who directly failed Nina when she was looking for help following her sexual assault, which is never shown on screen.