French film director Justine Triet condemned what she called French President Emmanuel Macron’s “shocking” repression of the pension reform protests during her Palme d’Or acceptance speech at the Cannes Film Festival
After stepping on stage to accept the award for her film, “The Anatomy of a Chute,” Triet referenced the wave of protests that have gripped France this year. “This year this country has been taken over by a historic, extremely powerful, unanimous protest on pension reform. This protest has been denied and repressed in a shocking way,” Triet stressed. Triet maintained that an “increasingly uninhibited” power pattern is breaking out in several areas of French society including cinema.
‘Spoiled child’ Triet’s speech sparked outrage from some, including the French Culture Minister Rima Abdul Malak, who was present at Saturday’s closing ceremony. “Happy to see the Palme d’Or awarded to Justine Triet, the 10th for France! But dismayed by the unfairness of her speech. This film could not have been made without our French model of film financing, which allows for a diversity that is unique in the world. Let’s not forget it,” Malak said in a tweet Saturday.
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