Rihanna's Man Down by Anthony Mandler

David Knight - 8th June 2011

In which Rihanna shoots the man who raped her, played by Common. The rape scene is alluded to, but not shown - but there are lots of scenes of Rihanna cavorting around looking very sexy and doing sexy things (including with her assailant) in the manner of a conventional big budget pop video.

Why didn't anyone inform Rihanna that addressing a deadly serious issue like sexual assault within a piece of visual confectionery was a seriously bad idea

http://www.youtube.com/watchv=sEhy-RXkNo0

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DirectorAnthony Mandler
Production CompanyLET Films

David Knight - 8th June 2011

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