Welcome to this Special Edition of Talking Movies, where we look back at some of the highlights from this year s cannes film festival. The films that got festival goers talking. If i heard films that got festival goers talking. Ifi heard that films that got festival goers talking. If i heard that a film went to cannes, i was curious about it. Clever satire from sweden called the square, and russian relations in loveless. And some of the pressing issues of the day. Cinema is about life, and right now, like us to model is. Plus the row over netflix showing its films at the festival. When netflixs name appeared, there we re when netflixs name appeared, there were boos. And we look back at cannes through the decades. All that on this Special Cannes Edition of Talking Movies. Talking movies. It proceeded as normal this year, but there was heightened security. The mood was subdued and a little tense after the manchester bombing. Festival goers still thronged, beggars were eaten, and espresso
Recording this video for us. What i dont understand is why the bbc keeps playing this footage when there is one of these terrorist atrocities. Of the people screaming as it is happening. What is the purpose of it . Our natural Human Reaction if we hear Something Like that, if we hear Somebody Else Suffering and terrified, people being murdered, is to put our hands over our ears. It is dehumanising, weird and intrusive to have to keep listening to this and having it forced upon us. Well, we put some of those points to bbc news and they told us. We know that the attack in manchester will be a source of upset and concern for our audience and so we always think very carefully about the images and footage we use to tell the stories. This was the biggest Terrorist Attack in the uk in ten years so it is clearly in the Public Interest to tell the story as it unfolds. We have provided our audience with a reliable source of news throughout the week, whilst remaining sensitive to the emotions of
Investigation, the bbc has discovered that kenyan women are being abducted and trafficked as sex slaves to al shabaab camps. Anne soy meets women whove managed to escape from the camps, and an al shabaab insider who reveals, for the first time, how Vulnerable Women are captured and imprisoned. This film contains some content viewers may find disturbing. Mombasa, can yous bustling second city. Kenya. It is a magnet for people looking for work. There is a dark side, here. In a backstreet, a room of extra ordinary women need to share their stories. Translation they would bring two or three men for each woman every night. We would be raped repeatedly. These women are the hidden face of a regional war that seems without end. For six years, the kenyan army has been part of a force fighting the islamist militants, al shabaab, in somalia. Now, a Disturbing Development the bbc has discovered that kenyan women are being abducted and trafficked to become sex slaves for al shabaab. We speak to an
Becoming ever more extensive. Perhaps a bit more patchy towards the east but you will do well to miss it altogether. Then through the evening we will import those muggier conditions from across the channel andi conditions from across the channel and i wouldnt be surprised again if there were some Thunder Storms eventually, perhaps away from that main area, which will migrate to the north of england, through northern ireland, Southern Scotland and the storms perhaps gathering across the South East On what will be another sultry night, much fresher further north. On monday, we are pushing that band of weather further towards to the north. A dull, damp day across the northern half. All the while a chance of humid conditions sparking off yet more storms for the south east. Hello, this is bbc news. Well be taking a look at tomorrows papers in a moment. First, the headlines. British airways says a Power Supply Issue was behind a computerfailure that has left thousands of passengers stranded
The conservatives and labour make election promises to tackle terrorism. Theresa may plans a new commission to counter extremism. Jeremy corbyn is pledging 10,000 more police and security staff. Now on bbc news its time for Dateline London presented this week by jane hill. Hello and welcome to Dateline London. Im jane hill. A warm welcome after a difficult week for many. We will of course be discussing the aftermath of the manchester suicide bombing. Well assess president trumps first overseas trip. And we look at the state of the general election camapaign here in the uk, with less than two weeks to go to polling day. To discuss all of this with me today iain martin, a times columnist, the american broadcaster jeffrey kofman. Thomas kielinger of die welt, and nisreen malik, the sudanese writer. A warm welcome to all of you. In manchester, on monday night, a pop concert by an american singer popular with young girls ended in carnage when a 22 year old man born in the city blew himself