2024-09-16 08:11:26
After receiving the award, the Spanish filmmaker gave an emotional speech about the right to a dignified death.
The Spanish film director Pedro Almodovar became one of the big winners of the Golden Lion in it Venice Film Festival for his latest film, The Room Next Door.
During the press conference after the ceremony, the filmmaker took the opportunity to delve into the central theme of the film, starring the actresses Tilda Swinton y Julianne Moore.
It was there that Almodóvar was not afraid to express his critical stance. He stressed how his film explores the solidarity and friendship around euthanasia, making a powerful call to religious detractors to reconsider their positions.
Pedro Almodóvar’s powerful pro-euthanasia speech after winning in Venice
“I’m very happy right now. I never thought or dreamed of winning the Golden Lion. Once you have it, you become addicted. But until yesterday, I was perfectly fine without it,” the screenwriter began by saying at the press conference.
After this, Pedro Almodovar reiterated that The Side Room It is a story of friendship and solidarity. “This is my response to the hate speech we hear. It is in favour of absolute solidarity, of deep empathy.”held.
Along the same lines, the Spanish filmmaker highlighted the importance of the right to have a a dignified and painless death.
“Saying goodbye to this world in a clean and dignified manner is a fundamental right of every human being. It is not a political issue, but a human issue, and it must be addressed from a human perspective, Although governments have to create the appropriate laws to ensure that this can be achieved,” said the producer.
Finally, Almodóvar addressed religions with a powerful appeal: “I would ask the practitioners of any creed to respect and not intervene in individual decisions. Human beings must be free to live and to die when life is unbearable.”