Elio Germano to the David di Donatello 2025: “A Palestinian has the same dignity as an Israeli”

On the stage of the David di Donatello 2025, Elio Germano he did not only withdraw the prize for best leading actor for Berlinguer – The great ambition by Andrea Segre. He did much more. He reminded everyone – colleagues, spectators, institutions – that an actor can still be political. And human, deeply human.

With a firm, but visibly excited voice, Germano pronounced one of the strongest and most necessary speeches of the evening: «I want to dedicate this prize to the people who fight every day to reach that equality of dignity that is written in our Constitution. A poor person must have the same dignity as a rich person, a black the same dignity as a white, a woman the same dignity as a man. And a Palestinian the same dignity of an Israeli “. It is not the first time that Germano – silver lion in Venice, award -winning actor, symbol of a committed cinema – chooses to take a position. But this time, after taking the role of Enrico Berlinguer, his words were even more important.

Elio Germano

Daniele Venturelli

Elio Germano

Elio Germano

Luca Dammicco – Academy of Italian Cinema

Source: Vanity Fair

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