The Palme d'Or, awarded to French director Justine Triet for " Anatomy of a fall" is likely to remain in the memories for the speech that accompanied it. Triet incriminating against the government in its management of the pension reform.

A speech that caused a wave of protest, starting with Rima Abdul Malak, who considered her "unfair and ungrateful" The controversy is reminiscent of other, older ones, which also took place at the Cannes Film Festival.