Rome, October 13 (askanews) – “I don’t think it matters what happened to me for speaking out about Gaza. I think the important thing now is to know that, as we speak, thousands of people, even under the ongoing ceasefire, continue to be killed.” Actress Susan Sarandon said this in Rome, responding to a question about her arrest during a demonstration for Palestinians. “Over 2.000 people have been killed in Lebanon,” she then emphasized. “Children are still being shot in the head by snipers, they are being buried alive, they are being left to starve, and we cannot allow this to be normalized.
It's one of the reasons why it's important to get arrested, the situation has been going on for so long that it's been talked about far too little." "A film like 'Naza' – she concluded – the fact that people are still in the streets and that thousands of them are participating is fundamental, we cannot allow this to define our identity as a world." The actress is in the capital to receive the 2026 Womenlands Excellence Award and to present, together with director Zach Woods, the film "The Accompanist", premiering in the international competition at the twenty-fourth edition of Alice nella città, the festival held in parallel and in agreement with the Rome Film Fest, dedicated to new generations, debuts and the discovery of talent.
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