The actor, after crossing the Polish border on foot, made statements about his dramatic experience in the country in a video interview for CNN.
Unfortunately, it is not fiction, but reality. After returning, Sean Penn indulged in a video interview for the CNN, talking about his experience in Ukraine, where he was busy shooting a documentary for Vice Studios, about the Russian invasion. He did so, starting from his meetings with the president, Volodymyr Zelensky, which took place the day before and the day after the attack on the country: «I was in the presence of someone, who reflects the personality of the Ukrainians, in terms of courage and dignity. I was struck by the way he united the country, impressed, but also moved and terrified for them ».
The 61-year-old actor, in addition to stressing that “there are no signs that Putin wants to stop and that the war, unfortunately, will not end soon”, launched a desperate appeal: “We must invest everything we have to support Ukraine, otherwise stop thinking that we will remember what America has always hoped to be ”. He also hooks up with other previous experiences of his: I’m not a war correspondent, but I’ve traveled to difficult areas, making reportages. Memory of Libya, in Tripoli and Benghazi, when they fought against Gaddafi. Even there, people simply fought for freedom ».
Going specifically on the crossing on foot of the border with Poland, he said: «my crew and I had the luxury of being able to leave a rented vehicle on the side of the road. It was surprising how many women and children, some in groups and others alone, were trying to cross the border. Often left by their fathers, because we know that men between 18 and 60 are obliged not to be able to leave to help fight in the country’s resistance against Russia ». Without forgetting above all a detail, which struck him: «I didn’t see any baggage. It was as if they wanted to believe they would be able to come back soon. ‘
Penn recommended watching Winter on Fire: Ukrain’s Fight for Freedom, a documentary that Netflix has recently made available for free on Youtube, which “despite being set in 2014, is a clear testimony of the current situation in Ukraine and can serve to help to make people understand the sacrifice that the people are making in the name of freedom “.
The protagonist of Mystic River closed the interview, explaining how he is moving to help refugees through his CORE foundation, born after the earthquake in Haiti and currently operating right on the border with Poland: “we are distributing hygiene kits , money and water for the refugees arriving. We are also working to bring our staff to the other side, as there are two different problems for these people: who wants to get out of the country and who tries to figure out what to do there, as many of them, most of them wealthy too, they lost their jobs, their bank accounts. This is their new reality, I ask people to help us ».
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