Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar calls Trump, Netanyahu and Putin 'monsters' in Cannes
The Spanish filmmaker said artists have a moral duty to speak out as he denounced Trump, Netanyahu and Putin and wore a Free Palestine pin.
- On Wednesday, Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar urged Europeans to act as a "shield" against Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Vladimir Putin during a press conference at the 79th Cannes Film Festival.
- Prompted by concerns over censorship and Canal+ CEO Maxine Saada's threat to blacklist artists, Almodóvar argued that silence is "a symptom that things are going really badly."
- Tensions escalated after 600 industry members, including Juliette Binoche and Swann Arlaud, signed a letter criticizing billionaire Vincent Bolloré for controlling the French media pipeline.
- Saada announced the network would blacklist signatories, declaring "I don't want to work with people who call us crypto-fascists." Almodóvar countered that artists have a moral obligation to speak out.
- Wearing a "Free Palestine" pin, Almodóvar highlighted his past activism, including a letter signed last year denouncing genocide in Gaza alongside Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon.
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CANNES. Efter collegor som Javier Bardem och Sebastian Stan var det Pedro Almodóvars tur att dissa Trump på Croisetten. The spanska regissören skrädde inte orden under pressmötet för sin nya dramakomedi
Cannes. Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar this Wednesday called Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin “monsters” at the Cannes Festival, where he competes for the Palm of Gold.
Almodóvar makes political statement on Trump and wears Free Palestine” badge
Famous Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar drew thunderous applause from international journalists at a press conference in Cannes, where he is presenting his new film "Bitter Christmas." He said that "Europe must never be subjected to Trump," and wore a badge on his lapel with the inscription "Free Palestine." His statement came in response to a question about the threat of censorship, Variety reports. The moral duty of artists "This is very much …
Regizorul spaniol Pedro Almodóvar a declarat miercuri că „europenii trebuie să devină un scut împotriva «monştrilor» precum americanul Donald Trump, Israelianul Benjamin Netanyahu şi rusul Vladimir Putin”.
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