‘The difficult scenes are all implied,’ director tells MTV News. By Kara Warner David Schwimmer Photo: MTV News In this current day and age dominated by all things digital, and the speed with which people are able to quickly connect to one another via the Internet, smart phones, iPads, WiFi, etc., the importance of educating our youth about the dangers of communicating with strangers online is at an all-time high. In the new film “Trust,” directed and produced by David Schwimmer, starring Clive Owen, Catherine Keener and newcomer Liana Liberato, the issue is tackled head-on, via a story that revolves around a family torn apart after their daughter is victimized and sexually assaulted by a man she meets online. When MTV News caught up with Schwimmer, we asked him whom he most wants to see the film, how he dealt with capturing such a difficult subject matter and the film’s tricky rating. “It’s rated R, which makes it hard for a teenager to go by him or herself, so my hope is that parents do come with their kids,” Schwimmer said. “There’s no violence, there’s no nudity. The difficult scenes are all implied, really. It’s really the subject matter [that garnered the R rating].” Schwimmer went on to say that he didn’t want to compromise the intensity and integrity of the story by lightening the assault scenes or the profanity. “I didn’t want to lose the profanity, because I felt you’d lose credibility,” he said. “When most parents find out that some guy has done this to their kid, they don’t go, ‘Oh darn, oh shucks, how did this happen?’ They swear, and I think it’s more believable and credible. I didn’t want to alter that, and I realize it would make it more challenging for young adults to see it, but I’m hoping that parents bring their kids.” “Trust” opens Friday in New York, L.A., Chicago, Oklahoma City and Columbus, Ohio. Check out everything we’ve got on “Trust.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com .
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David Schwimmer Hopes Parents Take Kids To R-Rated ‘Trust’
