A group of prominent Italian directors headed by Matteo Garrone, Marco Bellocchio and Alice Rohrwacher wrote an open letter to the Venice International Film Festival on Saturday to take a clear and active pro-Palestinian stand. "Stop the clocks, turn off the stars," the filmmakers wrote to the directors of the prestigious festival, which will open on Tuesday.

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