Adèle Exarchopoulos committed actress? “We forget that the greatest actions can be done in the shadows”

On the eve of the film's release Planet B in which she plays an environmental activist, Adèle Exarchopoulos gave an interview to Parisian in which she discusses her very personal vision of engagement in politics.

There is no planet B. This phrase is often used by environmental activists to make the public understand that there is an urgent need to take care of the environment. Planet Bthis is precisely the title that Aude Léa Rapin chose for her film, which is scheduled for release this Wednesday, December 25. A real Christmas present for fans of Adèle Exarchopoulos who plays the main role, that of an activist named Julia. The action of this anticipation film takes place in 2039 in a France where it is increasingly difficult to live. The main character is violently arrested after accidentally killing a police officer during a militant action. “What interested me was the depth of the subject, the treatment of the themes of insurrection, civil disobedience. It's about a world that is revolting. I found that there was something daring for a film with an average budget, a director who spoke to me a lot. There was this taste for risk which made me want to go there.explains this Tuesday, December 24, the 31-year-old actress in the columns of Parisian .

Planet B is, by its own admission, a feature film “completely” policy. “That doesn’t scare you?”asked the daily journalist Michel Valentin. “No, because I find it quite fair”replied the actress who also distinguished herself in a completely different register with the success of L'amour ouf with François Civil. “This film asks questions that I believe are essential for our generation and for our children: what remains of a democracy and our beliefs in our leaders, what is political inaction, is- why are we right to have faith in the collective?”believes Adèle Exarchopoulos. The words of a citizen and mother aware of the intertwining political and climate issues and whose new film also evokes the subject of migrants. Would she be a committed actress? “In recent times, it has been a central question of who thinks what, but we often forget that the greatest actions can be done in the shadows”slips the artist.

“I try to be engaged at my level” : Adèle Exarchopoulos explains her positions

This film and this declaration arrive at the end of a very politically eventful year, marked by the dissolution of the National Assembly and the organization of early legislative elections during which a republican front was organized to try to block the road at the National Rally, then the motion of censure against Michel Barnier and the appointment of François Bayrou to Matignon. International conflicts have also been the source of numerous positions taken. “Everyone speaks the way they want to speak. Today, we are missing a lot of nuance”regrets Adèle Exarchopoulos in The Parisian. “Me, my part of humanity, I will express it when I feel it is useful, otherwise I prefer to do it in a private setting”she explains. “But I try to be committed at my level, up to my convictions and my civic-mindedness”concludes Adèle Exarchopoulos. “Let’s vote against the far right”she wrote on Instagram on July 4, a few days before the second round of the legislative elections.

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