The acclaimed director Jane Campion has revealed that her research for the new series of Top of the Lake involved sneaking into Sydney brothels in disguise in order to hear the real stories of sex workers in the city.
She added: “With this season, I made a really simple general request to Jane in that I really wanted to be challenged by it.
“She opened a lot up about her journey from Thailand to Sydney and the hardships of her work,” added Campion.
I really wanted Robin to go to a deeper, darker place – I used the words ‘fucked up’ over and over …