Loznitsa in Cannes urged not to boycott Russian culture

Loznitsa stated that defining "Russianness" as a reason to boycott actors or directors is a "slippery slope". it is necessary to understand each case separately, he urged.

The boycott of Russian culture and artists from RUSSIA and thus dividing into “good and bad” is “grotesque”, this position is inhuman. This was stated by Ukrainian film DIRECTOR Sergei Loznitsa in an interview with AFP during the Cannes Film Festival.

“How do you define the concept of “Russian”? Are you Russian by passport, by citizenship? Based on your nationality? This is a slippery slope,” Loznica is sure (quote from Le Figaro).

Attitude towards people should be built on the basis of their actions, and not passports, the film director emphasized, calling on "essentially" to understand each case. “The reason why the film (“Natural History of Destruction” with which the director came to Cannes. - RBC) so strongly reflects the current situation is that it turns out that we still have not solved this problem, and that the destruction of civilian targets is still a legitimate method of warfare,” Loznica said (quoted by France24).

“Barbarism <…> threw us back 100 years, and we realized that we were completely powerless,” Loznitsa is sure, adding that “the transformation of the human mentality” remains the only hope.

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The documentary "A Natural History of Destruction" focuses on the destruction of German cities by Allied forces during World War II, writes Le Figaro.

The film festival website states that the film is inspired by a book by writer Winfried Sebald and is based on archival footage of the war. “The film raises the question: Is it morally acceptable to use civilians as a weapon of war? Is it possible to justify mass destruction for the sake of the highest "moral" ideals? ”, The synopsis for the tape says.

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After the start of the Russian special operation, the Ukrainian Film Academy called for a boycott of Russian films; in mid-March, the organization announced on FACEBOOK (the owner of the Meta Platforms social network in Russia was recognized as an extremist organization and banned) that Loznitsa was expelled from its membership for criticizing this call.

“In addition, recently the films of Sergei Loznitsa were included in the program of the Russian film festival in the French city of Nantes called “From Lvov to the Urals,” the film academy said, calling it “unacceptable” in the conditions of hostilities.

Later, the Ukrainian Film Academy said that Loznitsa identifies himself with Russian culture and only applied for his Ukrainian citizenship to receive state funding. The chairman of the board of the organization, Philipp Ilyenko, called for a boycott of the film director himself along with Russian films, calling his possession of a Ukrainian passport "by chance."

“The time has come for an outstanding Russian director to reunite with the great ship of Russian culture. I have no doubt that a VIP cabin is waiting for him there," he added, UNIAN reported.

In Poland, they considered that Russian culture should disappear from the public field Politics

The Cannes Film Festival runs from 17 to 28 May. This year, the organizers of the festival decided not to receive the Russian official delegation in connection with what is happening in Ukraine.

“Until the attack ends on terms that satisfy the Ukrainian people, we have decided not to receive official Russian delegations and will not allow the presence of anyone associated with the Russian government,” the statement said.

At the same time, the organizers noted that they pay tribute to those residents of Russia who protest against the special operation in Ukraine, indicating that there are directors and actors among them.

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