The powerful speech of Tilda Swinton, awarded at the Berlin Festival

“The inhuman is perpetrated before our eyes. I am here to say it,” claims the Oscar -winning actress.

For the launch of the 75th edition of the Berlin Festivalthe guest of honor, Tilda Swinton received a Golden bear rewarding his career. In a committed speech echoing the burning news, she denounced the rise of the far right and human rights violations.

The 64 -year -old British actress recently returned to theaters in the last film of Pedro Almodóvar,, The next room with Julianne Moore. Known for its role in Michael Clayton by Tony Gilroy whose performance earned him theOscar for best actressTilda Swinton also went through blockbusters with supporting roles in Doctor Strange Or Avengers But it was independent cinema that has always made it vibrate. She teams up with Luca Guadagnino (I am love, suspicious)) Joanna Hogg (The Souvenir, The Souvenir: Part 2) And Bong Joon-Ho (Snowpiecer, okja).

Tilda Swinton’s speech intervenes in a context marked by the Munich attack, which occurred a few hours earlier, and the election campaign for the legislative elections. It also denounced the deterioration of the environment and the rise of authoritarianism in the world.

“” “The legitimate domination and the amazing savagery of wickedness, the mass murders perpetrated by the State and authorized at the international level are unacceptable for human society. These are facts. They must be faced. So, for more clarity, let’s name them. The inhuman is perpetrated before our eyes. I am here to name it without hesitation or doubt in my mind, and to bring my unwavering solidarity to all those who recognize the unacceptable complacency of our greedy governments that make peace with the destructive planet and war criminals, ‘wherever they come. “

The British actress also takes the opportunity to proclaim a passionate speech in favor of “Large independent cinema state“, what she called”An unlimited, intrinsically inclusive kingdom, out of occupation, colonization, taking control, ownership or development of properties on the Riviera“. A reference to the recent speech by American president Donald Trump about the transformation of Gaza into a tourist destination.

The Berlin Festival has a particular meaning for the actress, accustomed to the Berlinale since 1986 with Carage derek jarmanwhich won the silver bear. More than 26 of his films have been screened there, including Tea Large Budapest Hotel of Wes Andersonwhich opened the festival in 2014, and Ave, César! Coen brothers In 2016. In 2009, she presided over The jury Berlin competition. “”It is one of the best things that can happen to curious young people in the world and the way of living there “she told the public of the festival.

“” “When I arrived for the first time at this festival, I was 25 years old and I was looking for my life, the world and the signs of human life that are there, how I could take my place, in search of wonder, solidarity and connection, and I can say that I found everything here suddenly. “

The Berlinale, known for its progressivism, started with the film The Light from Tom Tykwer. A contemporary drama that follows the story of a Syrian immigrant, Farrah, committed as a governess in a Berlin family.