Claire Keim in the fiction M6 Harassed. – Aurelien MARQUOT / GMT PRODUCTIONS / M6
- Harassed, fiction in two parts is broadcast this Monday, from 9:05 pm on M6.
- This TV movie features a couple and their son having to deal with different forms of cyberstalking.
- “When I read the screenplay, I really wanted to go into this paranoid delirium,” says Claire Keim, who plays one of the main roles.
Isabelle and Eric celebrate their engagement without worrying about a meal with friends. But the following days, they will be far from being at the wedding. Between the intimate images revealed to their loved ones, the threatening messages, the hijacking of identity and the cameras of computers hacked to film them without their knowledge, the couple and his son Hugo will live a real nightmare.
Harassed, fiction in two parts diffused this Monday at 9:05 pm on M6 does not go there with the back of the spoon when it comes to make live an ordeal to its heroes. The more low blows and twists follow one another, the less credible the plot seems. “What we are saying is totally true. A smartphone placed on a table, even when turned off, is a microphone and a camera open to the world. Someone can have access to your phone or your computer without you realizing it, ”assures producer Julien Duwolf, specifying all the same that certain hacking techniques require hacker skills not within everyone’s reach.
“I became aware of my vulnerability to possible attacks”
Harassed is more of a B-series thriller, generous in reversals of situations and of which we want to know the outcome despite the improbabilities, than a preventive telefilm on the risks of the technologies which surround us. However, at the end of the credits, the public should look at their cell phones with a different eye.
“I had a form of recklessness, confides Claire Keim, who plays Isabelle. When I read the script, I really wanted to go into this paranoid delirium, and in doing so, I realized the extent of my vulnerability to possible attacks. “Since the shooting, the actress says she has upgraded, advised by one of her friends white hat, as ethical hackers are called. For her, the message has passed… While the virtual press conference is taking place via Zoom, she reveals that she is not a fan of this app: “It’s a monstrous snitch! As soon as it’s finished, I delete it! “