Extreme cases, though infamously making bad law, create good drama. What if a mother had to pick which of her children is gassed in the ovens of Auschwitz and which survives to be sent to a labour camp? (Sophie’s Choice)? Suppose a handsome rich guy offered a married woman a million dollars to sleep with him once (Indecent Proposal)?
28 October 2021, The Tablet
Imagine an African American, in modern New York, offered to serve as a slave to his wealthy white friend
Left to right: Helena Wilson (Dawn), Faith Omole (Misha), James Corrigan (Ralph), Ken Nwosu (Leo)
Johan Persson
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