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Beth de Araújo transforms a searing childhood memory into a gripping exploration of trauma in Josephine, showcased in Perlak at the SSIFF. When eightyear-old Josephine witnesses a rape in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, something inside her fractures. The crime may be over, but its shadow lingers, seeping into her and her family, twisting fear into anger, suspicion, and paranoia.
The film draws its power from its unique perspective. De Araújo delves into sexual violence through the eyes of a child trying to understand an unnameable horror. Based on her own experience at the same age, the director reveals how such trauma can shatter a child’s sense of safety, and how silence can deepen the scars. While Josephine’s parents struggle to shield her, she becomes convinced that if no adult can mend what has been broken, she must take matters into her own hands. “Rape culture is something too frequent and real,” de Araújo says. With Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan portraying parents facing their daughter’s trauma, and newcomer Mason Reeves as Josephine, the film turns a broken moment of innocence into a haunting meditation on fear, responsibility, and the urgent longing for safety.
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