The Netflix film — from first-time director Jeymes Samuel and also starring Regina King, Jonathan Majors and Zazie Beetz — opens the 2021 BFI London Film Festival.
“The scope they showed those stories through was very narrow,” he said. “They didn’t really leave a way either side for any other interpretation. Women were always subservient. And if you were a person of color, you were less than human.”
Elba said he came on board the project not just because of his long relationship with Samuel but because of the opportunity to help “redefine the genre, which is definitely special.”The Harder They Fall both through Samuel’s enthusiasm and the role of its female characters, particularly compared to other period films.
“The thing that’s so unique about this is that they’re so different. Their existence is not based on any man or a child or a parent or a story that has to connect to something other than who they are,” she said. “To have these women who are so different but still have those layers and not be one-dimensional was exciting. And for a man to do that makes it even more special.” — which was produced by Jay-Z — will have its world premiere on Oct.
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