Jennifer Lawrence hopes film pressures Government to ‘hold Taliban accountable’

Jennifer Lawrence hopes film pressures Government to ‘hold Taliban accountable’ (Doug Peters/PA)

Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence said she pushed past being scared of producing a new film about the oppression of women under the Taliban rule, because “the alternative is so much more horrifying”.

The Hollywood star has co-produced a documentary titled Bread & Roses alongside Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, which follows the impact on three women of the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan in 2021.