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Jenna Ortega’s controversial film is now available on Prime Video
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Jenna Ortega’s controversial film is now available on Prime Video

Jenna Ortega’s latest film is now available to watch at home.

“Miller’s Girl” has been added to the Prime Video UK streaming service and is available to watch for free by new and existing Prime members.

The “Wednesday” actor stars alongside Martin Freeman in the thriller, in which the two play a student-teacher duo who begin a relationship.

When it was released in January this year, the film sparked controversy due to the 31-year age difference between the two actors, who appear in intimate scenes in the film.

Jenna Ortega, Martin Freeman, Miller's GirlJenna Ortega, Martin Freeman, Miller's Girl

Lionsgate

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“A talented young writer embarks on a creative odyssey when her teacher Jonathan Miller assigns her a project that entangles them both in an increasingly complex web,” says the film’s official synopsis.

“As boundaries blur and their lives become intertwined, professor and protégé must confront their darkest sides while fighting to maintain their individual sense of what matters and what matters most to them.”

Freeman defended the film in an interview with The Times in April, calling the story “mature and nuanced.”

“It’s not about saying, ‘Isn’t that great?'” he said, explaining that he believes stories dealing with sensitive topics can sometimes be tainted by association.

“Are we going to attack Liam Neeson for acting in a film about the Holocaust?”

Martin Freeman, Jenna Ortega, Miller's GirlMartin Freeman, Jenna Ortega, Miller's Girl

Netflix

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Miller’s Girl screenwriter and director Jade Halley Bartlett also publicly confirmed that the film’s cast worked closely with intimacy coordinator Kristina Arjona to choreograph the sex scenes.

“Throughout the whole process, many, many people looked after (Jenna) to make sure it was in line with what she was comfortable with and she was very determined and very confident in what she wanted to do,” Arjona told the Daily Mail.

Miller’s Girl was not received as enthusiastically by critics, but the central performances of Ortega and Freeman were praised. The film currently has a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 29%.

Miller’s Girl is available to watch now on Prime Video UK and Netflix US.

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