Activist removed from Cannes red carpet after naked protest against sexual violence in Ukraine

An activist protesting sexual violence against women in Ukraine was turned away from the red carpet tonight during a George Miller ceremony. three thousand years to go.

The screaming naked woman had her body painted in the colors of the Ukrainian flag and the words “Stop our stupe” on her chest and abdomen. The word “SCUM” was written on her back.

There is growing evidence of short-term executions, rape and torture by Russian forces in Ukraine.

French activist group SCUM recently posted an explanation on Twitter.

A SCUM activist did not enter the red carpet of the festival # Leather 2022 denounce the sexual violence inflicted on Ukrainians in the context of the war.# cannes2022 red carpet pic.twitter.com/cGEJDghD2k

– SCUM (@scum_officiel) May 20, 2022

SCUM was a radical feminist manifesto released in the 1960s. However, the above Twitter handle only appeared last month.

A dramatic episode occurred when the red carpet collapsed for the premiere of the big night: George Miller three thousand years to goParticipants Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton. Present the director and the stars.

The woman was apparently dragged onto the carpet, then immediately undressed and started screaming until the guards pulled her out.

Photo gallery on the Cannes 2022 red carpet: Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts and others

The festival took place in the midst of many discussions about the conflict in Ukraine. Russian official delegations and pro-Putin newspaper reporters are not welcome at the event, but the film premiered at the festival yesterday, backed by sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.

There is no protest on the red leather carpet. In 2018, 82 women protested in front of the building against gender inequality in the film industry. A few days later an anti-racist protest was also held on the carpet.