- Defence lawyer Tessa seeks justice after a coworker rapes her
- Cynthia Erivo stars and serves as executive producer
- Susanna White directs Suzie Miller’s adaptation of her play
- Releases 13 November 2026, showing at Nu Metro cinemas
Prima Facie follows Tessa, an ambitious defence lawyer who expertly represents her clients, including people accused of sexual assault. When she is raped by a coworker, she finds out that the law does not provide justice. Directed by Susanna White, the legal drama is adapted by Suzie Miller from her 2019 stage play and stars Cynthia Erivo, who is also an executive producer.
Daniel Ings, Toheeb Jimoh, Elizabeth Dulau, Harry Treadaway and Noma Dumezweni also feature in the United Kingdom and Australian co-production, which has music by Isobel Waller-Bridge. The trailer introduces Erivo as Tessa ahead of the film’s release on 13 November 2026. The 109-minute drama will be showing at Nu Metro cinemas in South Africa.
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In South African cinemas: at Nu Metro from Friday 13 November 2026