Bono Says Ukraine 'Keeping Us Free' From Fascism
- At the Cannes Film Festival late Friday, Bono premiered the black-and-white documentary "Bono: Stories of Surrender" and urged Western support for Ukraine.
- Bono linked the festival’s 1939 founding, created to oppose fascism after its takeover of the Venice Film Festival, to today’s threats represented by the war in Ukraine.
- Bono noted that Sean Penn brought frontline Ukrainian guests to the event and criticized attacks on humanitarian institutions as "utterly irrational."
- The documentary adapts Bono’s 2022 autobiography and stage show, blending his personal history and activism for Africa, debt relief, and criticism of policies dismantling aid programs.
- Bono’s plea emphasized that Ukraine’s defense helps keep Europe free from fascism and called for ongoing global solidarity amid renewed historic dangers.
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Bono says Ukraine 'keeping us free' from fascism
Rock star Bono made an impassioned plea for the West to stand by Ukraine at the Cannes film festival, saying it was keeping Europe free from fascism.
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