Why 1923's Sebastian Roche Asked Indigenous Women for 'Forgiveness'

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Why 1923's Sebastian Roche Asked Indigenous Women for 'Forgiveness'

Sebastian Roché is no stranger to playing villains, but one brutal moment in 1923 made him change his approach. In an interview with Us Weekly, the actor, 60, reflected on preparing to film his character, Father Renaud, killing Leenah Robinson’s Baapuxti — a student at the North Dakota Boarding School for Native Americans — in season 1. “There was a whole room full of Indigenous [and] Native American young women,” Roché recalled. “Before the sce…