Last generation activists protest on the red carpet at the opening of the Berlinale Photo: JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP
From BZ/dpa
Supporters of the Last Generation climate group glued themselves to the opening of the Berlinale on Thursday evening in front of the building.
A young man and a young woman sat on the edge of the red carpet. There were no major disturbances, but there were a few shouts of protest. According to a statement from the group, the two chaotic people had overcome a barrier.
The group Last Generation calls for a radical change in climate and keeps sticking to the streets to disrupt traffic. At the beginning of the protest, the guests were already in the hall, the red carpet was largely empty.
A number of film stars came to Berlin, such as actress Anne Hathaway, actor Peter Dinklage and this year’s jury president Kristen Stewart. Actors Elyas M’Barek, Matthias Schweighöfer and Lars Eidinger, actresses Heike Makatsch and Iris Berben, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser and Economics Minister Robert Habeck also walked the carpet.