The director stated that it is necessary to help the families of those who were sent to fight in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian film community was outraged by the statements of Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov, who presented his new film, Tchaikovsky's Wife, at the Cannes Film Festival. In particular, he said he was against “banning culture, especially on national grounds”, and said that “all Russian culture has always been against the war.”
In addition, Serebrennikov said the need to help victims of war both in Ukraine and in Russia.
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“It is very important to help all the victims. There are many refugees in Ukraine, and a number of lives have been broken in Russia… It is very important to help all the victims and help those who were sent to fight, and their families no longer have an income. Artists have to help these people, and I do it myself, “said Iryna Tsylyk, a director of this year's Cannes Film Festival jury.
“Let's take a closer look at what he told European journalists. Serebrennikov offers to support not only Ukrainian families affected by the war, but also families of Russian soldiers who kill Ukrainians, rape Ukrainian children, looting and so on (we have a lot of evidence that Putin did not do all this personally ). Once again, Serebrennikov calls for support for the families of Russians who came to commit genocide against Ukrainians now. And he himself supports them, “Tsilik added.
She also said that the status of” dissident “attributed to the director (he was given a suspended sentence in a case of fraud, which is considered fabricated, he was recently released – ed. ) is hardly given fairly. In addition, Tsilyk reminded that Serebrennikov had fired oligarch Roman Abramovich for money.
At the press conference, the director also said that he believes that the sanctions imposed on the oligarch should be lifted.
Former head of the State Cinema Philip Ilyenko also expressed indignation at Serebrennikov's words. He also rebuked the Ukrainian delegation at the Cannes Film Festival for holding a press conference of the Russian director.
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PR-director of the Odessa Film Festival and the Ukrainian Film Academy, Tatiana Vlasova said she considered Serebrennikov's words “a great argument in the debate over 'good Russians' and whether to boycott all Russian culture as a phenomenon.”
Recall The State Cinema of Ukraine called on the Cannes Film Festival not to allow Russian films to participate. Despite this, the film review still invited Serebrennikov with a new job.
