The Cesar ceremony is accustomed to blows of brilliance and that of this Friday, February 24, 2023 was no exception to the rule. At 9:15 p.m., it was cut for two minutes, with a scrolling message, explaining the interruption with “an incident”. An activist in the environmental movement Last Renovation went up on stage at the Olympia, interrupting the sketch by Ahmed Sylla and Léa Drucker. “We have 761 days left” (We only have 761 days left, editor’s note). This young woman, arm raised, white T-shirt, and the sentence in English written on it, stands upright and mute on the stage of this 48e editing. Destabilized, Ahmed Sylla then exclaims: “It had to fall on me!Both actors choose to laugh at the situation. During the blackout, the activist is evacuated smoothly by the security service. Upon returning from the live, and calm, the two actors are visibly struggling to regain their rhythm and announce the César for best short film. Ahmed Sylla ironically states: “She could have ironed her t-shirt”, which obviously does not amuse anyone. He has since apologized on Twitter, acknowledging that he did not understand at the time what cause was represented by the young woman: “we are all concerned with ecology, stage fright, adrenaline, the silence of the young woman, the live, I did not know what she was campaigning for.” he shared on the social network.
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“Why didn’t we let this young woman speak, who a priori had a message to convey?”
The activist is called Nina, is 24, works in the art world and said on Twitter after her happening: “I would never have thought, one day, of coming to this, of interrupting the Cesar ceremony to assert my right to life”. “Being a spectator of a world that is running to ruin is impossible for me. Join the civil resistance, it’s our best chance for survival“, she added on this social network. For their part, many viewers were indignant at this unexpected cut in the broadcast of the ceremony, leaving no time to really understand why the activist was on stage. But also the light and even arrogant attitude of Léa Drucker and Ahmed Sylla. So we can read:César 2023: unbearable behavior of Ahmed Sylla and Léa Drucker, why were we not given the floor to this young woman who a priori had a message to convey. And that’s the mission of cinema, isn’t it?“, and even “It’s really two m… Ahmed Sylla and Léa .. couldn’t they give him the floor to the activist? ! These people are disconnected from reality” or “What would have looked good would have been for Ahmed Sylla and Léa Drucker to take 1 minute to let this activist speak. That they affirm that indeed, one does not take enough account of the current ecological stake. They would have come out on top, American style.”
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Good evening Nils, we are all concerned with ecology, stage fright, adrenaline, the silence of the young woman, live, I didn’t know what she was fighting for ♂️ that’s all no offense. Good evening https://t.co/5OKGBitXYy
— Ahmed Sulla (@Ahmed_Sylla) February 24, 2023
#Cesar2023 behavior of Ahmed sylla and Léa drucker unbearable, why didn’t you let this young woman speak who had a message to convey. And that’s the mission of cinema, isn’t it?
— Dugue Caroline (@lacarottedu44) February 24, 2023
It’s really two @Ahmed_Sylla and Léa .. they couldn’t give him the floor to the activist? ! These people are disconnected from reality #Cesar2023https://t.co/xq2FP3d059
— VeryBadMjay / ВериБедМјау (@veribedmjay) February 25, 2023
What would have looked good would have been for Ahmed Sylla and Léa Drucker to take 1 minute to let this activist speak. That they affirm that indeed, one does not take enough account of the current ecological stake. They would have come out on top, American style. pic.twitter.com/20tLBoVkxX
— Bad teacher (@BadProf95) February 25, 2023