‘Put an end to this war’: Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev makes new plea to Putin
Renowned Russian film director Andrey Zvyagintsev has issued a direct plea to Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. The exiled filmmaker described the conflict as senseless and urged the president to consider the human cost of the ongoing violence.
Why it matters
It highlights the internal and external dissent against the war from prominent Russian cultural figures, underscoring the tension between the Kremlin and the artistic community.
After winning the Grand Prix at Cannes film festival, the exiled auteur sent a direct message to the Russian president urging him to stop the war Accoladed director Andrey Zvyagintsev has sent a direct message to Vladimir Putin urging him to start listening to the Russian people and end the “senseless” war in Ukraine, continuing a war of words between Russia’s most revered living film-maker and the Kremlin that started at the Cannes film festival awards ceremony over the weekend. “Except for the limbs torn off from your fellow citizens in the name of an illusory goal, except for the massacre of young people that the country needs to build life and the future – nothing good is on the horizon if we don’t stop,” the exiled auteur said in a message sent to the Russian president’s press secretary through official channels on Tuesday. Continue reading...
The article highlights the moral stance of the director against the Kremlin, using emotive language like 'senseless' and 'massacre'.
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