Danishka Esterhazy (NSI Drama Prize, NSI Features First) is set to direct the upcoming film I Was Lorena Bobbitt for the Lifetime network.

Produced by Cineflix International, executive producers are Lorena Bobbitt, Andy Streitfeld, Jeff Vanderwal and Charles Tremayne. The script is written by Barbara Nance. Casting is underway on the movie which begins production later this month.

Lorena Bobbitt became a household name and made tabloid headlines when, after years of abuse by her husband, she cut off his penis with a knife in 1993. Now nearly 30 years later, Lorena tells her story. This fully authorized film follows her journey from a wide-eyed, immigrant bride to a battered wife into an unlikely media sensation. I Was Lorena Bobbitt also documents her ultimately emerging as a strong, thoughtful woman who has devoted her life to advocating for other abused women.