Robert De Niro calls for protest against 'philistine' Trump as Cannes opens
- Robert De Niro received an honorary Palme d'Or during the 78th Cannes Film Festival opening ceremony on May 13, 2025, in Cannes, France.
- His speech criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump came after Trump announced plans to impose a full tariff on international films, alongside reducing funding for the arts.
- The festival features 22 films competing for the Palme d'Or, includes a three-film salute to Ukraine, and addresses geopolitics and the prominent #MeToo case against Gérard Depardieu.
- Leonardo DiCaprio described De Niro as a quintessential actor and commended him for his efforts in defending democratic values, while De Niro remarked that this is precisely why art poses a challenge to authoritarian regimes and fascists worldwide.
- This edition underlines cinema’s engagement with political tensions, suggesting Cannes continues as a key platform for artistic expression amid global controversies.
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Cannes Festival: Robert De Niro, in his impossible mission and between two competing films
Robert De Niro is a contemporary actor and a man who, like most others, has great contradictions. He continues through the festival after collecting his Palm de Oro de Honor and a few hours ago he had a meeting with the press because he has come to speak ill of Trump . He is very angry, very angry, in his role, very in his impossible mission..., he had not been seen with a similar angry since he grabbed the bat like Al Capone in 'The Untouchable…

De Niro says Hollywood worried about 'wrath of Trump'
Robert De Niro told AFP Wednesday that many in Hollywood share his views on US President Donald Trump -- whom he denounced at the Cannes film festival opening -- but the industry is worried about speaking out against him.
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