It was one of the strong images of the Cannes team climbing the stairs.something extra, Wednesday, May 22: Artus, protagonist and director of the successful feature film, carries Sofian Ribes, one of his disabled actors, to climb the stairs of the Festival Palace with him and pose for photographers with the rest of the cast. A failure on the part of the Croisette, according to Fadila Khattabi, minister delegate in charge of older people and people with disabilities.
“As soon as I arrived, I informed the organizers and the director of the CNC,” he declared this Friday, May 24, in the columns of Nice Matin.
“I congratulated them on successfully climbing the stairs on Wednesday night, but at the same time I told them there was a problem,” he continues. “It is no longer acceptable to see these types of images, it is an attack on the dignity of the person to have to be taken to the highest level.”
“It is not their place to adapt to society”
“This time I hope it was an electric shock,” concludes the minister. “Next year, the measures must be accessible to people with disabilities. “It is not up to them to adapt to society, but it is up to society as a whole to adapt to them.”
something extra stands out as the surprise hit of this year 2024. Released on May 1, this comedy feel good The film, starring actors with mental disabilities, has surpassed 3 million viewers in twenty days.
Invited to France Inter a few days before his visit to the Croisette, Artus regretted that the big brands had rejected him and his team for the festival: “I think it is always more elegant for a brand to dress Brad Pitt what to wear (…) Artus and even more actors with disabilities,” he declared.
The Kering group, owner of brands such as balenciaga, gucci EITHER Yves Saint LaurentHe heard the message and dressed the actors for the occasion.
Source: BFM TV
