Tilda Swinton pledged her support for war-torn Gaza as she attended a photocall for her new film The Room Next Door at the San Sebastian Film Festival on Thursday.
The actress, 63, cut an elegant figure in a stunning black satin gown as she posed for snaps to promote her role in the film, which translates from its Spanish title La Habitación De Al Lado.
Tilda exuded glamour in her quirky black gown adorned with black beaded detailing, and a voluminous skirt.
Accessorising her outfit with a matching fan, she completed her outfit with a badge with the words SOS Gaza, as the country remains shattered by its ongoing conflict with Israel.
More than 1.9 million of Gaza’s 2.4 million people have been displaced in the nearly year-long conflict, according to the United Nations.
Tilda Swinton, 63, pledged her support for war-torn Gaza as she attended a photocall for her new film The Room Next Door at the San Sebastian Film Festival on Thursday
The actress completed her outfit with a badge emblazoned with the words SOS Gaza
The actress cut an elegant figure in a stunning black satin gown as she posed for snaps to promote her role in the film, which translates from its Spanish title La Habitación De Al Lado
Israel’s campaign in Gaza has killed more than 41,500 Palestinians and wounded more than 96,000 others, according to the latest figures released on Thursday by the Health Ministry.
The ministry’s count does not differentiate between civilians and combatants, but more than half the dead have been women and children, including about 1,300 children under the age of two.
Israel launched its campaign in Gaza, vowing to destroy Hamas after its attack on October 7, during which militants killed around 1,200 people and took about 250 others hostage.
It blames civilian deaths in Gaza on Hamas, because the group’s fighters operate in residential areas and use civilian infrastructure.
The Room Next Door, distributed by Warner Bros, is scheduled to hit UK theatres from October 25.
Tilda leads as Martha alongside Julianne Moore as Ingrid – who was not in attendance of the event on Thursday – but earlier made a stylish appearance at Milan Fashion Week.
The drama/comedy deals with the rift between Martha (Tilda), a very imperfect mother and war correspondent, and her resentful daughter, as well as with the former’s relationship with author Ingrid (Julianne).
The cast also includes acting legend and filmmaker John Turturro, Face/Off star Alessandro Nivola, Esther McGregor, Alex Høgh Andersen, and Alvise Rigo.
Tilda exuded glamour in her quirky black gown adorned with black beaded detailing, and a voluminous skirt
Tilda and the film’s cast also showed their support for Gaza with matching badges (L-R Raul Arevalo, Vicky Luengo, director Pedro Almodovar, Melina Matthews and Juan Diego Botto)
After posing for snaps on the red carpet, Tilda took to the stage to accept the Donostia Award
The Room Next Door is scheduled to hit UK theatres from October 25
Tilda leads as Martha alongside Julianne Moore as Ingrid – who was not in attendance of the event on Thursday – but earlier made a stylish appearance at Milan Fashion Week
The drama/comedy deals with the rift between Martha (Tilda), a very imperfect mother and war correspondent, and her resentful daughter, as well as with the former’s relationship with author Ingrid (Julianne)
The cast also includes acting legend and filmmaker John Turturro, Face/Off star Alessandro Nivola, Esther McGregor, Alex Høgh Andersen, and Alvise Rigo
This is actually the filmmaker’s second Golden Lion Award, which follows the honorary one he received in 2019
A native of Calzada de Calatrava, Spain, Almodóvar’s many directorial credits include the Festival selections Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown (1988), Talk To Her (2002), Bad Education (2004), Volver (2006), Broken Embraces (2009), Julieta (2016), and Pain and Glory (2019).
In 2023, he received the Impact Media Award, which recognizes leadership in creating a union between social impact and cinema, at the TIFF Tribute Awards.
While the ladies were doing their part in promoting the film at the Toronto International Film Festival, the filmmaker was basking in all the glory of taking home the Golden Lion Award at the 81st Venice International Film Festival at Palazzo del Cinema in Venice, Italy, Variety reports.
This is actually the filmmaker’s second Golden Lion Award, which follows the honorary one he received in 2019.
The two-time Academy Award winner thanked both Tilda and Julianne during his largely Spanish-language acceptance speech.
‘This is my first movie in English but the spirit is Spanish,’ the director revealed during that passionate speech.
The Room Next Door is then scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on October 18.
