French film director Justine Triet condemned what she called French President Emmanuel Macron’s “shocking” repression of the pension reform protests during her Palme d’Or acceptance speech at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday.

French filmmaker Justine Triet called out president Emmanuel Macron during her acceptance speech for the prestigious Palme d’Or, which is awarded to the best film at Cannes. The 44-year-old, who won the prize for her courtroom drama Anatomy of a Fall,

Justine Triet says demonstrations were suppressed in a ‘shocking way’ and also challenged government’s cultural policies