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Rokhaya Diallo

The 77th Cannes film festival reached its climax on Saturday when all eyes were on the Croisette, as the winners of the prestigious Palme d’Or were announced. This year, I found myself walking on the red carpet, hand in hand with some of the most courageous women in the business.

Behind the facade of movie-star glamour and fashionable edge, there are burning issues that have been agitating the in France for years. The Cannes

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