Clive Owen has admitted that he struggled filming his new movie Trust because he is a parent.
The British actor stars alongside Catherine Keener as parents whose daughter is targeted online by a sexual predator. And because Owen is a father himself he did find the topic of the shoot difficult.
Speaking to the Press Association at the Toronto Film Festival the actor said: "It's a very tough subject and as a parent myself it was very close to me so, um... it was a tough film to make because it's a tough subject."
"A large portion of the film is how a family is ripped apart really, the huge sense of loss and pain, I thought it was a very tough brutal look. It's not a cliche version where everybody comes together and we all love each other and stagger through it, it ruptures them and tests them. As a parent I found the idea of that very, very upsetting and that's why I wanted to do the film and explore the real horror and pain of that.
"It was a very powerful script and it was particularly resonant with me because I've got two girls that are hitting that Facebook age really, it's the time when they're beginning all that and I've got concerns like every parent. I thought this was a really strong examination of something we should all be careful and a little worried about."
"You don't want to over-monitor your children but I think there has to be concerns. The minute my eldest daughter joined Facebook she had a number of messages from people she didn't know wanting to become friends, this film examines that concern."
Trust is the first movie for Owen since the release of The Boys Are Back at the beginning of 2009 and he is currently filming Intruders.
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