What do you think of Keira’s shocking new advert?

Posted by heatworld on Thursday 02 Apr 2009

Filed under: Keira Knightley

We’re seeing Keira Knightley in a whole new light after watching this shocking advert she’s made about domestic violence. In the short film for charity Women’s Aid, Keira is brutally attacked by her partner when he accuses her of having an affair with a co-star. Keira offered her acting services for free because the cause was so important to her, as did director Joe Wright, who she’s previously worked with on Atonement and Pride & Prejudice. “I wanted to take part in this advert for Women's Aid because while domestic violence exists in every section of society, we rarely hear about it,” she says. “Domestic violence affects one in four women at some point in their lifetime and kills two women every week.” The extended version of the ad will air in cinemas nationwide from next week – and the agency behind it are currently battling with censors over whether the graphic violence should be allowed to be aired on TV, too. Seeing someone as famous and poised as Keira appearing in such a shocking advert certainly has a lot of impact, and it’s very admirable of her to get behind such a controversial issue.