Emmerdale star Bhasker Patel is leading a campaign to raise awareness for male sexual assault.
Working with charity SurvivorsUK, a charity working to help boys and men who have been sexually abused, the soap star Bhasker Patel documents the story of a man experiencing abuse.
Bhasker plays 71-year-old Rishi Sharma in Emmerdale and has been playing the part since 2011.
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The film has been created by award-winning director Dan Lowenstein and follows three men at different stages of their lives, sharing the same story of abuse.
Bhasker is joined by actors Vic Zander, who has appeared in Emmerdale and Isaac Money, who appeared in award winning film Cat Skin.
SurvivorsUK worked with MediaTrust and the City Bridge Trust to create the film which not only aims to increase awareness but also encourages victims to seek out support.
SurvivorsUK statistics show that 1 in 6 men have had unwanted sexual experiences, estimating that 12,000 men are raped per year and 76,000 are sexually abused or assaulted.
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4% of men will tell somebody and seek support.
Meka Beresford, Digital Communications Officer at SurvivorsUK, said: “Working alongside Dan, House of Create, the Media Trust and the incredible actors on this project was such a joyful experience.
"Dan truly poured his heart and soul into creating a film that accurately depicts the experiences of so many survivors of sexual abuse.
"We hope this film will go far in helping people to understand the impact that sexual violence can have on men, whilst also highlighting that support services like SurvivorsUK exist.
"Whenever sexual violence features in the media, and particularly in powerful films like this, it can empower people to come forward to speak out about their experiences and seek support.
"We hope that anyone seeing this video during Sexual Violence Awareness Week and beyond will feel less alone in their experience and empowered to speak out.”
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