Overview
- Haenel, appearing Saturday on France 5’s C dans l’air, gave her first extensive on‑camera remarks in years and said the ruling brought relief after a long, draining legal fight.
- Director Christophe Ruggia was convicted on appeal to five years in prison, including two years to serve, for sexually assaulting Haenel when she was 12 to 14 during the filming of Les Diables.
- She ruled out a return to the movie business and said she will stick to theater, arguing the film industry still pushes stories that normalize sexist and racist views.
- Haenel said she feels lucky her case was heard and called unequal access to justice a deep injustice, adding that silence often persists because people refuse to see abuse rather than because it is well hidden.
- Linking her stance to a wider political project, she cited international law being trampled in Palestine and kept the focus on protecting children, with the interview recalling her 2019 César walkout and signaling ongoing pressure on French cinema to confront abuse.