Op-ed slamming Polanski’s ‘César’ award goes viral

It's a 'cri de coeur' written by French writer Virginie Despentes and published in the daily paper 'Libération'. In it, Despentes launches a blistering attack on the world of French cinema but also goes on to criticise a broader culture of impunity in France when it comes to the powerful and how they treat the weak.

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