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Berlin Film Festival: Actors & Fest Head Tricia Tuttle Hold Photos Of Israeli Hostage & Actor David Cunio On Opening-Night Red Carpet
A red carpet protest with demonstrators bearing red hands followed a rally in support of Israeli hostages.
13 February 2025, Berlin: Human rights activist Düzen Tekkal (3rd from left to right), actor Christian Berkel, Andrea Sawatzki, actress, actor Ulrich Matthes and festival head Tricia Tuttle, stand on the red carpet on the opening night of the Berlinale and hold photos of Israeli hostage David Cunio.Getty The opening night of the Berlin Film Festival is only just getting underway and political and humanitarian sentiment is already to the fore with multiple demonstrations on the red carpet and nearby. Supported by dozens of filmmakers, the campaign is committed to “ensuring that those affected raise their voices, sensitize the public and initiate political reforms to prevent structural abuse”. But with emotive elections coming in Germany next week, a febrile atmosphere in the U.S. under Donald Trump, and ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, political shadows seem inevitable.
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