Death, Sex & Money | ‘Babygirl’ Director Wants Women Not to Suppress Their Beast

Babygirl, the new erotic thriller starring Nicole Kidman, features
an age-gap romance and a power imbalance. But according to the
filmmaker Halina Reijn, it’s more about “what part of us is
civilized…and what part of us is still driven by primal forces.”
It’s also extremely entertaining, sexy, and dryly hilarious. 
This week, Halina Reijn talks about why she wrote the movie, her
decision to move away from a very successful and decades-long
acting career, and her mission to get us all talking more openly
about our sexual desires.  Podcast production by Cameron
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