three women They claimed that they were victims “sexual violence” withSpanish filmmaker Carlos Vermouth, winner Golden Shell of San Sebastian With ‘The Magical Girl’ (2014), according to a study published this Friday by ‘El País’. The director and screenwriter from Madrid responds: “I practiced rough sex always in a consensual manner”, according to the publication in question.
A film student, a production worker, and a worker in the cultural sector They reported on the director’s alleged incidents that occurred between May 2014 and February 2022 He took advantage of his recognition and position Having violent sexual intercourse in the cinema without their consent.
“Humiliating treatment”
One of the women is drinking Vermouth “He restrained her, strangled her and forced her to have sex, He remembers showing not only verbal but also physical dissent and explains: “He tried to escape by kicking.” shows the newspaper. The latter, an aspiring director, describes how he became a filmmaker He jumped on her to kiss her and touch her breasts. without his consent and how She took off her bra.
The third, who worked for him and to whom, in his version, he was promised a better job, describes an incident when he was locked in his house after months of punishment. “degrading treatment, both verbal and physical”, and violence in their sexual relationships to a level that they did not consent to. None of them reported it to the police. What happens with the fear of losing your job or not being able to get a job.
Approval
The director gave the following assurance in his statements to El País: “be unaware of He claims to have committed “sexual violence against any woman” and says he “always engaged in consensual rough sex.” “The other thing is that the person in the house might feel bad afterwards and maybe feel bad at the time. I was afraid to say this. “I don’t know about that,” he added.
43-year-old Vermut released his first movie. ‘Diamond Flash’ In 2011 and 2014, he won the Golden Oyster and best directing award in San Sebastián for the film ‘The Magic Girl’. His last work, ‘Manticore’, The disturbing story of a pedophile who is tormented by his desires.