News that the veteran Palme d'Or-winning filmmaker was being kicked out of the party for not denouncing those already expelled in the 'witch hunt' has seen many — including documentarian and 'Bill & Ted' star Alex Winter — express their solidarity.
’s revelation over the weekend that he had been expelled from the U.K.’s Labour Party has been met with an outpouring of anger from across the political and film worlds.
The veteran director, who has twice won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, is known for his socialist politics and films, such asthat captured elements of the British working-class experience while highlighting the impact of right-wing policies. On Saturday, he said in a Twitter thread that his party membership was being cancelled because he wouldn’t disown those “already expelled.”
He added: “I am proud to stand with the good friends and comrades victimized by the purge. There is indeed a witch hunt.”
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