The safety workers instantly escorted her down the steps

A lady dressed within the colors of the Ukrainian flag staged a protest on the purple carpet of the 76th Cannes Film Festival, on Sunday. The protester poured faux blood on herself on the steps of the Palais des Festivals in the course of the screening of the movie ‘Acide’ by French movie director Just Philippot, earlier than being eliminated by safety workers.

The lady in a yellow and blue gown with blue heels appeared to succeed in into her gown and pull out two capsules of the purple paint, earlier than releasing them over her head as she smiled for the cameras.

The safety workers instantly escorted her down the steps and eliminated her from the occasion.

According to a report by Telegraph, the director of the Cannes Film Festival, Thierry Fremaux, stated earlier than the occasion started final week that it stood in solidarity with Ukraine.

At the opening ceremony of the pageant, French actress Catherine Deneuve paid tribute to the victims of the conflict by reciting the poem Hope by Lesya Ukrainka, the Ukrainian poet.

The ban on Russian delegations or movie firms linked to the Russian authorities stays in place at this yr’s pageant, after being applied final yr, reported Telegraph.

Last yr on the pageant, a Ukrainian lady staged a protest on the purple carpet towards the Russian forces by stripping bare and revealing the message “Stop raping us” written in physique paint throughout her chest, towards a blue and yellow flag.