The transmission of the evening of French cinema was interrupted at 9.15 p.m. after the appearance of an activist from the movement “Recent Renovation”.
By Martin Pereira for Le Point
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«WWe have 761 days left.” Arm up, white t-shirt with this sentence in English on it. At 21:15 (French time) an activist from the environmental movement Last renovation burst discreetly on stage at the 48th Cesar ceremony in the middle of a skit by Léa Drucker and Ahmed Sylla. And the latter with the exclamation: “It had to fall on me! The broadcast was immediately interrupted. The evening’s production then shot a clip with a scrolling text explaining the interruption to “an incident”.
Nina, 24, supports #LastRenovation :
“I never thought that one day I would interrupt the Cesar ceremony to assert my right to life and protect those I hold dear. [1] pic.twitter.com/8rDSUQSrlH
— Last renovation (@derniere_renov) February 24, 2023
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The young woman’s name is Nina, she is 24 years old, works in the art world and said after her happening: “I never thought that one day I would interrupt the Cesar ceremony to assert my right to life. “To be a spectator of a world that is dying is impossible for me. Join the civilian resistance, this is our best chance of survival,” she tweeted.
On social networks, many netizens were outraged by the cut of the instant broadcast and did not leave time to really see why the activist took the stage.
Last Renovation also warns on the social network: “This event marks the resumption of action of the civil resistance campaign. The activists had been discreet for several weeks. However, they are known for their happenings at Roland Garros 2022, at football games where they chained themselves to the cages or even when they blocked the streets.
