actresses are indignant that we are rolling out the red carpet for Johnny Depp and Maïwenn

” Shame “ : a collective of actresses and actors, including Julie Gayet and Laure Calamy, were indignant, Tuesday, May 16, that the organizers of the Cannes Film Festival “the red carpet for men and women who attack”alluding to Johnny Depp and director Maïwenn.

In grandstand published by the daily Releasethis group also supports actress Adèle Haenel, who formalized her “Cinema stoppage” to denounce the “complacency” from 7^e art vis-à-vis aggressors.

“We are deeply indignant and refuse to remain silent in the face of the political positions displayed by the Cannes Film Festival”say the signatories.

“By rolling out the red carpet to the men and women who attack, the Festival sends the message that in our country we can continue to exercise violence with complete impunity, that violence is acceptable in places of creation”, they lament, accusing French cinema of having “integrated a dysfunctional system that crushes and annihilates”A “system based on the principles of domination and silencing”.

“A toxic environment to the point of wanting to leave it”

“When we have the courage to speak up or ask for help, we too often hear ourselves say: ‘Please shut up, for the life of the film.’ It even happens that producers are ready to buy our silence. »

Referring to Adèle Haenel’s decision, the signatories are indignant at the fact “that this environment is toxic to the point of wanting to leave it completely. We take advantage of this platform to say with her: “SHAME””.

Among the signatories are the actress Ophélie Bau, one of the stars of the sulphurous Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo, of Abdellatif Kechiche, who believes that her contract had not been respected regarding the use of a non-simulated oral sex scene between her and Roméo de Lacour.

The 76^e edition of the biggest film festival in the world is marked by the return of Johnny Depp in the opening film Jeanne du Barry, after being sidelined from Hollywood sets in recent years following accusations of domestic violence by his ex-girlfriend Amber Heard. The director of the film, Maïwenn, is herself facing a legal complaint, for having recently attacked the boss of MediapartEdwy Plenel, in a restaurant.