♪ >> the anticipated fourth wave of covid, macron says all french health workers will have to be vaccinated against the virus. the president also extended the use of the masks to include bars and restaurants and travel and leisure from august. cuban people in the streets chanti for change over property, corruption and mismanagement of the pandemic. the e.u. is urging cuban authorities to listen to the discontent on the streets. we'll be speaking to our

correspondent for more insight. and the latest from the cannes film festival, looking at all the action. we will be bringing you olivia who is near the red carpet telling us about today's events. we start with the cannes ilm festival, the second week of the greatest film show on earth, at least the most popular time to check in with a reporter who is here in the south of france watching the red carpet. olivia salazar. you have the best ticket in the house. tell us about today's events. i olivia: on the red carpet behind me people going into the movie theater for a french action film called " strong-willed." this is set in marseille. a police drama featuring some famous french faces.

so, that screening out of competition. not too much at stake for that film but the big hollywood event of the evening was earlier on with wes anderson, "the french dispatch." a lot of people excited to see that film. on the red carpet, wait for a lot of stars, especially bill murray, benny snell del toro, and more, among the ladies starring in the film frances mcdormand and elizabeth moss could not make it but tilda swinton was there. this is the ninth time wes anderson has worked with bill murray. he stars as the editor of a provincial magazine somewhere in france. it's all shot in the southwest city in france. it's a series of vignettes, these extension -- eccentric

writers, preparing pieces for the magazine. they seem to center on astronomy, evan card painting. -- avante garde painting. it is a love letter to french culture, very stylish as always with wes anderson films. certainly one that will be successful in cinemas if not a big prizewinner. >> fantastic stuff. the palm d'or. a glut of cinema this year, as ever, i'd expect at cannes. there are additional premiers with nothing at stake in terms of awards but in terms of the prestige, being there. must be a great thing. olivia: absolutely. these are high-profile directors unveiling to work. you have work from andrea arnold, hayes and oliver stone. oliver stone is presenting a documentary in that section, cannes premiers called "j revisited 0-- jfk revisited."

he made a drama starring kevin costner. it is centered on conspiracy theories. he has gone back to that story now that several documents have been declassified and looked into it even more with a series of high profile interviews with military and the government officials convince the version of the events the american people got in 1963 wasn't thwe whole story. it is difficult to be conclusive with buried history, government level history, but it provides food for thought. and there something to reflect upon politically. and another documentary can recommend, completely different style from the brazilian director, is called "mariner of the mountains." the film maker goes in search of his father's homeland, algeria. he documents the personal journey and the cinematic journey as well.

he sat down to speak more about that, what he discovered in "encores in cannes," coming up after the news. >> thank you very much. looking forward to that and looking forward to seeing you again in 24 hours' time with more movie news. near the red carpet at the cannes film festival. lucky olivia. let's bring the new speed the latest news from france this evening. emmanuel macron's big speech, health workers in france who are faced to face with sick people will have to be vaccinated against covid-19 by law. president macron making the announcement in his speech to the french people this evening. stressing that for him vaccination is at the very heart of the recovery of covid in terms of health and in business. he said he is working for france to be 100% inoculated. >> we must aim to vaccinate

every french citizen. it's the only way to get back to normal life. to begin with, vaccines will be obligate tory -- obligatory for everyone working in hospitals, clinics, retirement homes, disabled care homes, and for professionals or volunteers working with old and vulnerable people including a home. -- at home. this must begin now, from september 15, there will be checks and sanctions. >> vaccination fors health workers will be obligate ory from september 15 or there will be actions taken against them. from august, widespread in bars and restaurants anywhere that is public access in france ahead of the arrival of the

fourth wave of covid-19 predicted. next, the cuban president is accusing the u.s. of trying to provoke social unrest after thousands of people joined antigovernment protests across the island, demanding a faster vaccination campaign for cuba, which is advanced in terms of developing its own vaccine, recorded and not -- a record number of infections. the european union is urging the leadership to listen to the words of protests on the streets. the u.s. secretary of state antony blinken says blaming the u.s. is a grievous mistake made by cuba. the images telling the story had let's get some extra insight and analysis. luis miguel cabrera is our journalist at "france 24." thank you, sir, fo being with us. rcuba was advanced in terms of finding a vaccine you told me about this a year ago. why has there been this mishandling of the pandemic in cuba? luis: cuba has been ironically a

victim of its own success because they were able to find and develop not only the first latin american vaccine but five of them. with this pride, some restrictions had been lifted, some relaxed and they, it has created a good a scenario for the virus to spread. also, the government opened its borders of some of the points of the touristic areas of the country for foreign travelers. and when you open like that you open the doors for those new variants to spread quickly and are more lethal. that is another, that is another aspect to take into account. vaccination, also, is taking more time then plant. -- planned. cuba does not come with the resources, the resources of developed countries to produce their own vaccine, and sometimes they have to purchase the

components of the vaccines from the other side of the world, from countries such as new zealand because the u.s. sanctions does not allow cuba to get them in any other country including the european union. cuba is not part of the covid mechanism. when you have huge lines. when have people going out in the streets every day to find food, you also create a scenario in which it is more possible for the virus to spread. >> even shortage of things like syringes? luis: yes, that is true. that is one of the scarcities they are facing right now. sometimes they have the vaccines. they are calling other countries in the world to provide them with syringes. >> what, you outlined shows why people are angry about the handling of the pandemic but people are chanting that they are hungry, chanting about corruption. luis: totally.

this is the first of the main reason why they are taking to the streets. the economic situation that has drastically deteriorated in the last weeks or months. there are thousands of families, cuban families that every day they wake up and the first thought of the day is, "what am i or how am i going to be able to feed my children?" every day you go on a venture in order to maintain your family alive. >> tis it e-- the u.s.'s fault? luis: you cannot disregard the fact that u.s. sanctions are impacting very drastically in the cuban situation as well. >> we have to leave it there. our own journalist at "france 24." thank you for the insight into the situation in cuba. we are watching for all developments. stay with us. you are watching "france 24."

♪ ♪ >> he has described himself in the past as accidentally algeria. the filmmaker was born and raised in brazil but was intrigued by his father's birthplace in the mountains of algeria. the director went on a personal journey to an unknown country in a new cinematic landscape. we caught up with him here in cannes to find out more.

thank you so much for joining us today. your film is screening here in cannes. "mariner of the mountains," charting your journey to algeria for the first time, the birthplacef your father, and you document what you see, but watching the film it feels like it is more about your mother. can you explain the? >> yeah. searching for a fatherland in that sense. algerian fatherland. and it is tied to my mother. there is a feeling that she is always present, and she's an absent character. it is a very personal film but the biggest challenge of making this film, how can i make something personal that is relevant to others? it is coming from a very interesting moment in history, the 1960's. a lot of hope there was in the 1960's, a lot of changes, and the fact that the algerian man meets a brazilian woman in the middle of the united states is something very specific of that moment. so, it is, i think it is about

them but it is also about that time, and it's about colonialism and the fight against colonialism. that met and shaped -- they allowed them to meet and shaped the history of the world enough my life. -- and of my life. ♪ [speaking portuguese] >> on arrival in algeria, you did not have to say your family name. the first time you're i-- that name -- raised the alternative destiny. what would've happened if you had stayed in algeria? >> i don't regret anything i

flip it sometimes i miss things i have not lived. i kept thinking, when i was younger it was different but there was more -- what would have been to be growing up in a country, because i think what happens in north africa, and in algeria and in north african countries and around the world, you know, the wars of liberation from colonial power. there is this blossoming of utopia. in algeria after 1962 and more or less 1974, were the golden ages of the revolution. so i kept wondering what would have been to have been in the country that was so much fun, that there were so much joy, so much hope, you know, and having the opposite experience of having lived, being raised and growing up in a country that was all about the opposite, because algeria's independent in 1962 and the military came to power in brazil in 1964. i was raised in a dictatorship. [speaking portuguese]

>> as well as your personal family history, this film is a snapshot of contemporary algeria, the encounters in the street, the conversations and observations you make. from that contact with the local people, what was your overriding impression about what they had to say to you? >> listen, i think that there is

a sense of pride, which is great. i remember being in cuba and having that same sensation, this is ours. we've earned it. so that was very beautiful. there is also a sense of wanting things do change, and i think that was very interesting. it was not in the movie but the -- time in the algeria was at the same time where the uprisings for the change of the regime started in 2019. it's called "the movement" in arabic. it was beautiful to see this country that had earned his history and i feel very much when you talk to other people, this is a country that you have earned, this is our place. this place had been stolen from us and now it is back in our hands and at the same time we see the new generation that has been 50 years, and certain things have been mismanaged, other things have been fine. so, i think there is a sense of

they need change and they need to liberate themselves, from the is weight that there is from this such -- beautiful but bloody past. >> indeed, when you arrived in twining team there was -- in 2019 there was a youth uprising happening. you got a little distracted by what was happening in algeria. you met a woman and followed her and made a film of her. what was it that was so compelling about her and what she was doing? >> it was mind blowing to not have been in the country, which was somehow mine for 54 years. and when i get there, and literally three days later, it's the first demonstration that takes over the streets of algiers, but also around the country. i was blown away by a, because again, it is these feelings of, my god, i wish this was happening also in brazil. the people could take to the streets and could claim for something else.

i was moved by and then i decided, i would do an accompanying piece which is called this other documentary i did while i was there, ,where i follow this woman. i did not know much about her. it was about her charisma and also the fact i wanted to follow somebody to the demonstrations. and then when i found out at the end is that she was actually embodying the history of what i told you in the last 50 minutes. her grandparents were freedom fighters. her father was somehow traveled with the new regime. and there she was out in the streets, claiming and -- clambering and shouting and reclaiming her own history. >> [speaking french] >> political discontent is something that is bubbling up

and brazil, your country, as well. we've seen thousands take to the streets against the current government. do you think we are on the verge of major change there? >> i hope we are on the verge of major chains. i feel a certain urge for change. i think what happened in the last years, the proof of it. we get to a limit of a system that is leaving a lot of people outside, leaving people frustrated, leaving people angry. it was interesting when i was making the film last year, there were things happening in chile and in hong kong. they do not have necessarily anything to do with each other but there is something in the air. it is the virus, different virus that is clamoring for social justice and equality. i think the most, the biggest aberration during the pandemic, besides what we have been through in the deaths and the s oss, is how much the rich people that is a huge problem. i think that is a huge source of anger for a lot of people. >> looking at the cultural

landscape in brazil, things are very complicated there. cinema's been closed for your and other institutions are suffering but international events like cannes, brazilian artist are well represented by yourself and the jury and you have a director's fortnight. is that the solution, being an artist in exile? >> i think what is under the surface is yes, a lot of people either changed, especially people who work in cinema. they have changed their work. so, work on somethi else. either they are sort of providing services for big-screeners or they are leaving. and i think that none of those things are good things that are happening. in spite of the fact that we here, it is a small presence and i think it is a presence that is a very strong gesture of the cannes film festival which is not only a film festival but a festival of culture, of politics, of inclusion and diversity to have us here.

compared to the other years, it is much less. a lot of us could not, because of the pandemic. or financial issues. there is no support anymore. so i think it is also good to look a little bit under the rdar -- the radar to understand the situation is very dire. >> last time you one for "a beautiful life." you have form with strong female characters in your next project is an historical one. henry viii's final wife. what drew you to that? >> i wanted new adventures and new challenges of my work. i've been making films for 25 years, and i thought it would be interesting to make a movie that is not -- in a linger so does is not mine, a language that is -- a language that is not mine,

english. beyond that, what attracted me as the context in the character. what really blew me away with catherine was her resilience, which is something i cherish very much in anyone, despite of its being man or woman, brazilian or not. her resilience against a guy who has been pretrade of this incredible-- as a really cruel man. and also the fact she was very much interested in education. she published the first book in england, she educated elizabeth who became a great monarch. i do not know if that is a great thing or not but she became incredible figure in world history. i was interested in this combination of how she had the strength to, you know, we talk about the wes that henry killed or got their heds -- heads cut off. but we do not talk about the one. >>we are excited to see it when it does finally come out. thank you so much for your time.

♪ ♪ >>. time for french connections, our look at the intricacy of life in france. this week's show is a little bit of a public service announcement. telling you moments ago, this is very exciting because it is rather confusing. we will focus on what to do if you are the in an emerges in france because they are summoning different numbers you could potentially call. >> there are 10 emergency numbers in france. if you're in a medical emergency, you should dial numbrer 15. if you want to reach the police, you dial number 17. to reach the fire department, dial number 18. and there is also the universal emergency line, the european emergency line, which is 112.

so, there are over 10 numbers depending what kind of emergency you are in. some of them are little niche. if you need to be rescued at sea, there is a specific number. if you need to reach emergency social services, there is a separate number. it's hard to keep track and i must admit it is easy to get confused. >> [speaking french] >> don't make fun of those people. when you're in an emergency it is hard to think straight. >> there interesting because even though a lot of french people do not know the emergency numbers as we heard in those soundbites, they get a lot of calls. >> the three main emergency

numbers get about 170,000 calls a day. let's take a look at the breakdown. the police, number 17, get 36,000 calls. firefighters 50000 and 85,000 for the medical emergency that's a call a second for what is known in france as the - our acronym, the service de medical urgent. they really get the bulk of calls, which means they end up marshaling the calls. they can sometimes get backed up at that is true for all of the emergency numbers. one of the things they have in common is they deal with a lot of missed calls. take a look at this footage from a couple years ago. >> [speaking french]

>> fortunately to these days not that many people use facts machines. >- fax machines. >> there is a call to have a unique number. in the u.k. you have 999. 911 in the u.s. >> that is a debate that comes up time and again to have a unique number. other european countries as well have a unique number, sweden, denmark and the netherlands. fire fighters are among those that are calling for a unique number. they wanted to be the universal, european number , 112. they arguer would make the system more fluid iand it would save time and money. >> [speaking french]

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