“It is a drama based on real-life events,” he said in the address at the opening ceremony. “A tragedy to the score … of explosions, shots, and air raid alert wails. A horror, which is not 120 minutes but 189 days long. One hundred eighty-nine days of war going on in Ukraine.”
Elsewhere in his address, Zelensky pleaded with the “personalities of culture” to speak out against the war.
“Directors, producers and actors, screenwriters, cameramen, composers, artistic directors, set designers, critics and many, many more, from many countries in the world, all belonging to the same family of cinema; your opinion is important and your voice counts,” he said in the video. “The least that you can do—or what you should not do—is don’t be afraid. Don’t go beyond. Don’t stay neutral.”
Source : Today
