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Why Denzel Washington Was Absent From Cannes Press Conference


A video showed Denzel Washington having a dramatic exchange with a photographer at Cannes before receiving accolades for 'Highest 2 Lowest'

Per a video shared by the Daily Mail, the Oscar winner was spotted speaking with director Spike Lee on the red carpet when a photographer grabbed his arm to get his attention. Highest 2 Lowest is the re-imagination of Akira Kurosawa ’s 1963 crime thriller High and Low, which is based on the King’s Ransom written by Ed McBain. Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty ImagesIn the new movie, a titan music mogul ( Washington) becomes the target of a ransom plot in modern-day New York City and must face a life-or-death moral dilemma because of it.

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