Cannes 2025 Controversies In. When the red carpet is rolled out from the palais des festivals, cannes will unfurl against a backdrop of war, protest, potential strikes and quickening #metoo. Every year, the cannes film festival faces a handful of controversies, wades into various messes, has unexpected problems explode in its face.
The film festival, which ran from may 14 to may 25, was already set to be one of the most politically charged in recent years, but while some movements fell flat,. As the cannes film festival kicked off its 77th edition on tuesday, france’s film business has become engulfed in a reckoning over sexual harassment and abuse.