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Cannes Film Festival Incident

Updated 2026-05-19 17:20 UTC 1 source Neutral

A press screening of Pedro Almodóvar’s film 'Bitter Christmas' at the Cannes Film Festival was evacuated due to a medical emergency. The incident occurred during a 6:15 PM screening at the Bazin theatre.

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A press screening of Pedro Almodóvar’s Cannes Competition film Bitter Christmas at the Bazin theatre on Tuesday evening has been evacuated part way through due to a medical emergency of one of the attendees. Deadline was alerted to the incident by our critic Stephanie Bunbury that the 6:15PM p
2026-05-19 17:15 UTC
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