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    The Assistant

    Jan 03, 2020 3 minutes
    BY DEVIKA GIRISH

    Director: Kitty Green

    Country/Distributor: USA, Bleecker Street

    Opening: January 31

    LAST OCTOBER, A FORMER ASSISTANT to Harvey Weinstein named Rowena Chiu wrote an op-ed in detailing her abuse and attempted rape at her boss’s hands two decades ago. One detail from her early career caught my attention. During her first day on the job in 1998, she was asked to sit in front of Weinstein at a screening. When she moved slightly, he roared at

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