Kerry Washington says she escaped even more brutal scenes that were cut from Django Unchained
Kerry Washington's prayers were answered when Quentin Tarantino cut an intense assault scene from Django Unchained
Jamie Foxx and Kerry Washington Photo: Jason Merritt
Like most of Quentin Tarantino’s work, Django Unchained is known for its graphic violence. What sets it apart is the specifically racialized violence of the film, focusing on slavery in the American South. The finished product—which starred Jamie Foxx as Django—was controversial enough on its own. But according to Foxx’s co-star Kerry Washington, the original script was even more brutal, featuring scenes where her character “escaped abuse running naked down the street” and was subjected to a “terrifyingly brutal rape scene.”