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Ali Abbasi’s gift to Donald Trump at Cannes
A star-studded film festival will never effectively oppose an anti-elite, populist candidate.
ByNew Times,
New Thinking.
A star-studded film festival will never effectively oppose an anti-elite, populist candidate.
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