The four-time Oscar winner spoke at an online session for the festival on Sunday, praising Russian cinema and talking alongside several Russian directors and actors who have publicly supported the invasion of Ukraine. “By taking part in a festival that brings together [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s supporters and voices, Allen chooses to turn a blind eye to the atrocities Russia commits in Ukraine every single day for 11 years now,” Kyiv’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The statement came with a composite photo of the destruction in a Ukrainian city juxtaposed with a pair of Allen’s iconic glasses, which were blurred to obstruct the devastation as a symbol of the director’s actions.
Author: Ronny Reyes
Published at: 2025-08-25 21:23:04
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