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David Mouriquand

Woody Allen responds after Russian film festival appearance condemned as a ‘disgrace’

Following backlash surrounding his appearance at Moscow International Film Week this weekend, American director Woody Allen has issued a statement saying that the war in Ukraine was “appalling.”

The 89-year-old Oscar-winning filmmaker took part in the Russian film festival via video link for a Q&A session moderated by pro-Putin Russian director Fyodor Bondarchuk  on Sunday 24 August.

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