“Mariupolis 2”, a raw portrayal of Ukrainian civilians’ struggle for survival, was completed after the death of Lithuanian director Mantas Kvedaravičius. FRANCE 24 spoke to his partner and co-director, Hanna Bilobrova, about the film’s message and the importance of screening it in Cannes.
Russia’s war in Ukraine was once again in the spotlight at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday as an unidentified woman stormed a red carpet premiere, stripping off her clothes to reveal the words “Stop raping us” written across her torso, next to the blue and yellow colours of the Ukraine flag. It was the latest in a string of references to the plight of a war-torn country whose president opened the festival earlier this week with an emotional appeal to the power of cinema.
