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Carey Mulligan stands alone in business attire on a deserted road under a bridge, with scattered red petals at her feet, in a scene from Promising Young Woman.
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Promising Young Woman

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Carey Mulligan stands alone in business attire on a deserted road under a bridge, with scattered red petals at her feet, in a scene from Promising Young Woman.
Promising Young Woman Carey Mulligan in Promising Young Woman (2020), directed by Emerald Fennell.

Promising Young Woman is a 2020 film directed and written by Emerald Fennell. The film, which won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, stars Carey Mulligan as a young woman who seeks revenge for a past trauma. Fennell's work often explores themes of revenge, gender, and social class. The film is noted for its dark humor and provocative take on its subject matter.123

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