A few hundred demonstrators protested Friday evening against the twelve nominations of the film “J’accuse” by Roman Polanski, targeted by a new rape accusation, before a ceremony of the Caesar under high tension.
Around 7:30 p.m., less than two hours before the start of the ceremony, demonstrators with smoke bombs attempted to approach the Salle Pleyel, where the evening was being held, protected by the police and metal barriers, shouting “Lock up Polanski”. Protesters trying to break down barriers were repelled by the police.
“We want to challenge the cinema community which can support (the actress) Adele Haenel, who denounces the facts of sexual assault and, at the same time, with incredible hypocrisy, supports Roman Polanski”, explained at the beginning of the rally Celine Piques, spokesperson for Dare feminism to an AFP journalist.
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