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'Babygirl' Director Says Milk Scene Was Inspired by a Real Incident
MovieWebStory by Christopher Shultz
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Halina Reijn, director of 'Babygirl,' pulls from personal experience to craft a racy, thought-provoking milk scene that has the industry buzzing.
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- Like Nicole Kidman, Reijn was once offered a glass of milk by a younger man at a bar, inspiring the film's polarizing milk-drinking encounter.
- Reijn hopes the scene will spark conversations around the power dynamics at play in mentor-mentee relationships, a central theme in 'Babygirl.'
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Halina Reijn, Nicole Kidman, 'Babygirl'