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France 24
France 24
Lifestyle
Benjamin DODMAN

Argentinian film workers rally in Cannes as President Milei takes chainsaw to movie industry

Argentinian film workers rally at the Cannes Film Festival against President Javier Milei's move to defund the country's film industry. © David Rich, FRANCE 24

Argentina’s Oscar-winning movie industry is battling for survival as President Javier Milei applies his “chainsaw” approach to budget cuts to the country's cultural sector. At the Cannes Film Festival, where several movies from Argentina are on show, the country’s film workers are determined to get their message across, both on and off the screen. 

Cinema’s glitzy Riviera gathering is often described as a celebrity bubble, but politics and activism are never far away. 

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