Charlize Theron talks role in "Dark Places" mystery thriller

PanARMENIAN.Net - Tapped to play Libby Day, a woman who witnessed the brutal murder of her mother and sisters when she was just eight years old, in upcoming film "Dark Places", Charlize Theron said she found the inspiration for the character from her personal traumatic experience. In a new interview with French television network TF1, she opened up about her personal connection to the part.

"I did experience a very traumatic experience, an event, in my life. And somehow it's formed me," admitted the Oscar-winning actress during the interview. "My character goes through this ordeal when she's 8 years old, and it really is examining what trauma does to a child, especially when she's expected to speak about it. And that's definitely something I can relate to, that's definitely something I've experienced in my life. As far as events go, they're very similar. There's a murder [in the film], while my situation was a very unfortunate incident with self-defense."

Back when Theron was 15 years old, her father Charles fired his own gun into her bedroom after a night of drinking and made death threats. Her mother Gerda then shot him to death in self-defense and no charges were filed.

Theron had previously stated in a 2004 interview with ABC News that the incident didn't define her. "I know that if my daughter was in the same situation, I would do the same thing," she said at that time, adding, "It's a part of me, but it doesn't rule my life."

"Dark Places", which also stars the likes of Chloe Moretz, Nicholas Hoult, and Christina Hendricks among others, is slated to be released sometime this year. The film was premiered in Paris last week.