John Cooper KC showcases courtroom drama & the case for second chances
The BFI London Film Festival has showcased a number of legal dramas which will hit our screens over the next year, and one of them is without doubt a legal blockbuster.
Prima Facie is the much anticipated film version of the successful West End play of the same name.
Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo is Tessa, an ambitious barrister and a standout star of the criminal bar. Her success in the courts has been built upon her prowess in representing men accused of sexual assault.
Things get difficult for Tessa when she becomes personally embroiled in a sexual assault case as a complainant and perceives the criminal justice system from an entirely different perspective. This results in the dramatic portrayal of a barrister finding herself on the other side of cross examination.
The screenplay is based upon an adaptation of Suzie Miller’s play and it has to be said, that if you want the raw impact of these intensely challenging
