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Volodymyr Zelensky addresses stars at Venice Film Festival describing Ukraine War as ‘horror film’-Rebecca Sayce-Entertainment – Metro
The Ukrainian president had some powerful words for film fans.
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Volodymyr Zelensky gave an emotional speech during the opening night of this year’s Venice International Film Festival, delivering a message in which he described the war in Ukraine as a 189-day-long horror film.
The Ukrainian president once again urged the world of cinema not to be ‘silent’ or become ‘fatigued’ with news about the ongoing conflict.
In a pre-recorded and subtitled speech by Mr Zelensky, 44, he told viewers that the story of Ukraine was one ‘beyond the limits of humaneness and common sense’.
‘It is a drama based on real-life events,’ he said.
‘A tragedy to the score… of explosions, shots, and air raid alert wails.
‘A horror, which is not 120 minutes but 189 days’ long. 189 days of war going on in Ukraine.’
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed attendees at the 79th Venice International Film Festival (Picture: Victor Boyko/Getty Images)
Zelensky implored audience members not to become fatigued with the war in Ukraine (Picture: Victor Boyko / Getty Images)
Addressing the attendees directly, he said their opinions and voices on the issue mattered and urged them not to ‘remain silent’ or ‘turn their back’ on the war in Ukraine.
Mr Zelensky’s message included a list of names of children and teenagers killed so far in the war, which rolled silently on a black screen.
The Ukrainian president previously delivered a similar message at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival in May which received a standing ovation.
The 79th Venice International Film Festival kicked off on Wednesday night and runs until September 10.
The Ukrainian president described scenes in Ukraine as a ‘horror film’ (Picture: AP)
Adam Driver attended the premiere of White Noise on Wednesday (Picture: Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)
A shelling hole after the rocket hit on a central square in downtown Kharkiv (Picture: EPA)
Yesterday during his nightly address, Mr Zelensky warned enemy soldiers occupying a strategic Ukrainian city to ‘run home or die’.
‘If they want to survive, it’s time for the Russian military to run away. Go home,’ the leader said. ‘Ukraine is taking back its own land.’
It comes after explosions were reported in the south of the country after the president unveiled his mission to retake Kherson on Monday.
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