Caesar 2024: What was the meaning of the red pin worn by several stars during the ceremony?

We wondered what this little marker might mean, placed discreetly on the hem of a suit or the collar of a dress. Several stars on the Olympia stage wore it, as if not forgetting, even at this 49th César ceremony celebrating the talents of French cinema. This red pin with an orange hand drawn in the center actually carried strong symbolism. Along with the issue of violence against women, for which Judith Godrech was the speaker this Friday, February 23, the specter of war between Israel and Hamas hovered over the public. In addition to speeches for world peace, this small badge represented the ceasefire in Gaza.

Arie Warthalter, who won a César for Best Actor for his role The Goldman Trial “We are united as a species because the path taken in light of the lessons of past pain is not part of repairing the world.” Another moving speech, Kauter Ben Hania’s speech, walked away from the César as best documentary. Daughters of Olfa. The latter did not mince his words, calling to “stop the massacre”. “It’s so scary and nobody can say they didn’t know. “This is the first massacre on the screen, directly on our phones,” laments the 46-year-old director, not forgetting to pay tribute to Russian opponent Alexei Navalny, who died in prison on February 16.

Like his colleagues, director Gala Hernández López, to whom we owe the short film Fluid mechanics called on France to make a “concrete commitment” to Israel’s military offensive in Gaza. The attack followed the attacks by Hamas on October 7, 2023.