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What does a famous Hollywood actor do in war-torn Ukraine?


According to the Fars News Agency cinema reporter, quoting VarietyThe famous Hollywood actor arrived in Kiev, the capital of this country, with the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Famous Hollywood actor Sean Penn is currently filming a documentary on the same war between the two countries in the midst of the war in Ukraine.

Sean Penn is filming a documentary about the Russian invasion in Ukraine. The Oscar-winning actor addressed a news conference in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, on Thursday, following a speech by government officials about the crisis.

This documentary is made in collaboration with Vice Studios production in collaboration with World News and Endeavor Content.

Penn last visited Ukraine in November 2021 and met with the Ukrainian army to begin preparations for his documentary. Photographs of Penn’s November visit to Ukraine at the time were published by the Press Service of the Joint Forces of Ukraine.

“Since arriving in Ukraine this week, Penn has visited the president’s office and spoken with Deputy Prime Minister Irina Warshuk, as well as local journalists and members of the Ukrainian army,” Newsweek wrote. The president’s office issued a statement through the Ukrainian embassy praising the Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker.

The translation of the statement reads: “The director has come to Kiev specifically to record all the events that are currently taking place in Ukraine and to tell the world the truth of Russia’s attack on our country. Sean Penn is one of those who support Ukraine today. “Our country is grateful to him for such courage and honesty.”

“Sean Penn shows the courage that many other Western politicians lacked,” the statement added.

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