Cannes 2022: Female protesters storm red carpet with smoke grenades

The ongoing 75th Cannes Film Festival witnessed yet another disruption as women protestors stormed the red carpet of the 'Holy Spider' screening, only two days after a naked woman demonstrated against violence towards women in Ukraine. Credit: AFP Photo

A group of women dressed in black unfurled a banner and let off black smoke grenades. Credit: AFP Photo

They had a banner that featured a long list of women's names interspersed with the words 'A Woman.' Credit: PTI Photo

An activist holds a flare next to feminist activists holding a giant poster with a message against femicides, as they pose on the stairs for the documentary film