Cannes(France)- A woman who stripped off her clothes to reveal a message against rape written on her body crashed the Cannes Film Festival red carpet premiere of George Miller’s “Three Thousand Years of Longing” on Friday.
The unidentified woman tore off her clothes during the film’s red carpet procession to reveal the message “Stop raping us” written across her torso next to the blue and yellow colours of the Ukraine flag. Red was also painted on her legs and groin.
Protester crashes Cannes carpet at George Miller premiere
While she yelled, “Don’t rape us!” security quickly encircled her and took her off the red carpet.
The topless woman was wearing only panties and had the word “scum” written on her lower back. The radical feminist activist organization Scum posted on Twitter, “This activist exposed the war rapes and sexual torture committed on Ukrainian women by Russian soldiers.”
Blood red paint also appeared on her lower back and legs. The colors of the Ukrainian flag were spray-painted across the woman’s torso, as were the words: “Stop raping us.” Security guards quickly covered up the woman and removed her from the red carpet.
Representatives for the festival didn’t immediately comment.
Russia’s war in Ukraine has often been in the spotlight at this year’s Cannes festival, screening several films by Ukrainian filmmakers. The festival barred Russians with ties to the Kremlin from attending. Ukrainian President, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, delivered a surprise address Tuesday to open the festival.