Nicole Kidman reveals why she felt safe making salacious thriller 'Babygirl'

Nicole Kidman felt safe making the erotic thriller Babygirl as she was in the hands of a female director.

Babygirl, from writer-director Halina Reijn, is premiering at the Venice Film Festival on Friday, August 30

In a press conference before the screening, Kidman said she felt safe because she knew Halina wouldn’t exploit her.

"That's what made it so compelling, was being in the hands of Halina, because I knew she wasn't gonna exploit me," Kidman told reporters.

"I mean, however anyone interprets that, I didn't feel exploited. I felt very much a part of it. It's the story that I wanted to be a part of, that I wanted to tell. And every part of me was committed to that," she continued.

The Big Little Lies star also praised the cast and crew of the movie, saying, “There was enormous care taken by all of us. We were all very, very gentle with each other and helped each other."

In Babygirl, Kidman stars as a high-powered CEO who cheats on her husband, played by Antonio Banderas, with a younger guy, played by Harris Dickinson.

Explaining the movie, Kidman said: "This is one woman's story, and this is, I hope, a very liberating story. It's told by a woman through her gaze ... and that's what, to me, made it so unique, was that suddenly I was gonna be in the hands of a woman with this material."