“Harassment happens everywhere, but now the silence is broken”

The actress Natalia de Molina has assured that sexual and power abuse is a “cross-cutting” problem in society and that not only happens in the cinema, while celebrating that “now the silence little by little is breaking” and some cases and behaviors that have been carried out “always” are known.

“This doesn’t just happen in the movies. It’s everywhere. At least now the silence is gradually being broken. Unfortunately, the system is what it is and works as it has always worked. We have to change many codes that we have learned for centuries, and that has a process“, he stated in an interview with Europa Press, on the occasion of the theatrical release this Friday of ‘Dismantling an Elephant’.

The actress recognizes that to ‘dismantle’ harassment in the industry there will be “very complicated moments”, but appeals to “evolution” to achieve a “better” sector and society. “Everything has a process and there will be more complicated moments to really achieve a better world.. No matter how ‘hippie’ the phrase may seem,” he indicated before concluding that “cinema and culture are a mirror of society.”

In ‘Disassembling an Elephant’, Natalia de Molina shares the spotlight with Emma Suárez, who advocates for “having documentation, information and investigation” of the cases to talk about harassment. “I believe that it is a very serious, very important issue that cannot be trivialized. Faced with situations that I am not familiar with or people who are part of my job, and who suddenly appear accused without having the information, I do not feel prepared to speak” , he pointed out.

“Many of these people are people with whom I have worked or have not worked, but they are people who are part of my profession, whom I admire and respect, and I do not have the data or exhaustive information to respond.“, he added.

Regarding the work in the film, both actresses have been full of praise. For Natalia de Molina, Suárez is a “reference” and she has confessed her “deep” admiration. “For me, working with her has been a dream. I love her career, how she takes risks, how versatile she is. It has been a spectacular journey to be able to learn from you,” she emphasized.

For her part, Emma Suárez has highlighted the “powerful and very deep” bond that she has created with Molina, as a result of the “fundamental” relationship that both have in the film, in which they play a mother addicted to alcohol and her daughter. , a relationship based on “incommunication”.

“When they told me I was going to work with Natalia I was delighted. She is an actress that I really like, who works with a lot of commitment on her characters, who is very disciplined and works with great depth,” he recalled.

THE STIGMA OF THE PERSON ADDICTED TO ALCOHOL

One of the strong bridges of the film, according to Emma Suárez, is that it breaks the stigma of the person addicted to alcohol, since her character is a well-positioned architect. “We are used to stigmatizing the alcoholic as the typical drunk. We placed him in a lower class, lying on the floor. And that’s not always the case,” he said.

The actress has detailed that alcohol is an “elephant” that is not talked about because “it is a legalized substance” and He recalled that “it is the cause of many addictions and does not respond to any canon. Something he confirmed by going to therapy and rehabilitation centers to prepare his character.

“We left the therapies moved by listening to people who live with this problem. We have met people who need to be listened to and were very grateful for making this film,” he revealed.

A “SAVING” PROJECT

On the other hand, Natalia de Molina has thanked the film’s director, Aitor Echeverría, for the opportunity of the film because it has been a “saving” project because she was coming out of a shoot in which she felt “vulnerable”, a topic about which He states that “it is not talked about much.”

“The profession is screwed. Not only when you don’t work, but also when you work, but this is not talked about much. I was very afraid and these people have saved me. They have helped me a lot and taken care of me,” he indicated.

In this regard, Emma Suárez has added that ‘Dismantling an elephant’ has been a “vital” experience and has pointed out that it is one of the productions that “determines filmographies.” “It has allowed us to enter places where you learn,” he remarked.

Finally, director Aitor Echeverría has assured that one of his main objectives was to “break clichés”, something that he considered he had achieved by placing alcohol addiction in a well-off woman. “The film is committed to showing the problem of addiction in a way that is, I don’t know whether to say original, but very rigorous.“, he highlighted.

“I wanted to make this film for 15 years and I’m glad that all this time has passed because I think that now it is a more mature and more universal film.“, he declared.