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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Xan Brooks in Cannes

Spike Lee says Highest 2 Lowest is his last film with Denzel Washington

Spike Lee at the Cannes press conference for Highest 2 Lowest.
‘It has been a blessing’ … Spike Lee at the Cannes press conference for Highest 2 Lowest. Photograph: Clemens Bilan/EPA

The collaboration between Spike Lee and Denzel Washington has spanned four decades and tackled many aspects of African American life. But Lee feels their latest venture, the kidnap drama Highest 2 Lowest, will probably be the duo’s swansong.

“This is the fifth one we’ve done together,” Lee said after the picture’s premiere at the Cannes film festival. “It has been a blessing, this body of work between us, doing films that people love. And I think this is it. He’s been talking about retirement. But five films together: that’s good, they stand up.”

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