The 76th Venice Film Festival - Venice, Italy, September 7, 2019 - Climate activists are seen on a red carpet. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - Hundreds of demonstrators took over the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival for several hours on Saturday, demanding action to fight climate change and a ban on cruise ships entering the lagoon city.
Wearing white boiler suits, the roughly 300 protesters sat on the red carpet where Hollywood stars such as Brad Pitt, Scarlett Johansson and Joaquin Phoenix have premiered their latest films during the 11-day event.
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