Things got political on Friday at the Cannes Film Festival.
An unidentified protester at the party in France stripped her clothes to reveal the words “Stop raping us” in the blue and gold color of the Ukrainian flag. She also shouted “Don’t rape us!” as security pulled her off the red carpet. The protester had red paint on her legs and groin.
Russian soldiers have been accused of using sexual violence as a weapon during their ongoing attack on Ukraine, which began on February 24. The Cannes Film Festival kicked off on Tuesday with a remote speech by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in which he urged moviegoers to stand up to the Russians. assault.
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Friday’s disruption came during the festival premiere of George Miller’s “Three Thousand Years of Longing.” Miller, who is Australian, is perhaps best known for his “Mad Max” franchise.
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