Vanessa Redgrave

Refugee crisis reflected at Cannes Film Festival

One of the main topics at this year's Cannes Film Festival seems to be the migrant issue. We have already seen two pictures on the topic and others will follow, among which one is the highly expected title of the year, Michael Haneke's "Happy End."

World famous actress Vanessa Redgrave arrived in Cannes to present her first film as its director at the age of 80. 

Vanessa Redgrave tackles migrant crisis in directing debut

Actress Vanessa Redgrave was expected to attend the premiere of her directing debut in London Tuesday, a film about refugees featuring fellow stage stars Ralph Fiennes and Emma Thompson.

"Sea Sorrow" recounts the lives of refugees fleeing European war zones during the last century and aims to have an impact on viewers.