Faced with the protest movement born after the death of Masha Amini, the seventh art wishes to collectively express its support for the women who are today fighting for their freedom at the risk of their lives, and for the people of Iran who courageously support their revolt.
Nearly a thousand personalities of the seventh French art, including stars such as Léa Seydoux, Isabelle Huppert and Dany Boon, renowned filmmakers or the boss of the Cannes Film Festival Thierry Frémaux were called on Tuesday to “support the women’s revolt in Iran”in a column sent to AFP.
The platform has also been signed by winners of the Palme d’Or, such as Julia Ducournau and Jacques Audiard, of the Lion d’Or such as Audrey Diwan, and actors as diverse as Marion Cotillard, Camille Cottin, Louis Garrel and Alex Lutz. .
In this call, entitled “Woman Life Freedom”, the watchword of the demonstrations in Iran, the professionals wish “collectively express (their) support for the Iranian women who today are fighting for their freedom at the risk of their lives, and for the Iranian people who courageously support their revolt”.
“We call on all those who are speaking out against the assassination of Mahsa Amini and the massive, brutal and deadly repression ordered by the Iranian authorities, to express their solidarity loud and clear with regard to the people Iranian”, they continue. the “universal fight for women, for life and for freedom is also ours”.
Until now, the French artistic community had been little heard on the protest movement triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini in Tehran. This 22-year-old Iranian Kurd died on September 16, three days after her arrest for violating the Islamic Republic’s strict dress code, which notably requires women to wear the veil. Her death sparked a wave of protests in Iran, which were violently suppressed, and rallies in solidarity with Iranian women around the world.
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