Hollywood superstar Julia Roberts faced some heavy questions at the press conference for her new #MeToo themed movie After the Hunt, defending the film as something designed to ‘create conversation’.

She also acknowledged that After the Hunt, helmed by Challengers and Queer director Luca Guadagnino, could ‘infuriate’ some fans as they examine it after viewing.

In the drama, Roberts plays popular Yale philosophy professor Alma, whose life and ambition for tenure start to crumble when her mentee (Ayo Edebiri) accuses her close friend and departmental colleague Hank (Andrew Garfield) of assault.

When asked if the film could be seen as undermining feminism at Venice Film Festival on Friday, Roberts instead said she hoped the film would ‘stir up’ difficult discussions.

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