It’s sickening.”īut The Tale isn’t a linear narrative about a child who was raped. “Eventually she pieces together an explicit, clear-eyed recollection of the relationship with Bill, and we watch it play out on screen. Immediately following the post-screening Q&A, in which stars Ellen Burstyn and Jason Ritter broke down in tears talking about the movie, it became clear that this is the film everyone at Sundance will be talking about. When Bill starts to coax Jennifer into a sexual relationship, she convinces herself that they’re in love. Thirteen-year-old Jennifer is intoxicated by the regal, beautiful Mrs. G” (names were changed from Fox’s own life) was her equestrian trainer, and “Bill” was her running coach. The Tale is a memoir film in which writer-director Jennifer Fox confronts the sexual abuse she suffered when she was a 13-year-old girl, having spent the next three-and-a-half decades of her life convincing herself that she was engaged in a “special” relationship with a 40-year-old man, facilitated by a woman she trusted.īoth were people in her life she loved: “Mrs.

But its Sundance Film Festival premiere Saturday afternoon-the first of this year’s festival to receive a standing ovation that we witnessed-is so timely it could very well have been called: #MeToo, The Movie. Let's hope these particular youngsters learned their lesson.In many respects, The Tale has been in the making for the last 35 years. 'It's just upsetting that kids are familiar with the word rape at such an early age, whether they understand it or not.' Well, 'kids are known for pushing the offensiveness envelope,' says Anna North at Jezebel. But in a way, that's what make this story so 'unsettling.' The kids probably picked it up from television or the internet, and assumed that 'humping and sex is weird and silly' - as children tend to do. 'Likely the children at this school didn't understand what rape means,' says Amy Graff at SF Gate. How did kids even come up with this game? Sprung says he sent the letter 'to quell rumors and speculation,' and thinks his staff has done an 'excellent job' of 'extinguishing the game.' No kids have been spotted playing rape tag since he sent his letter. Sprung says 15 to 20 parents have contacted him, 'some of whom were upset about having to discuss the sensitive topic with their children,' says Wood.

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