The Cannes film festival has been criticised for its treatment of mothers and babies after a female director claimed she and her child were prevented from entering the festival site.
According to Bellamacina, the festival initially refused her child entry to the site.
British director Greta Bellamacina, whose film Hurt By Paradise is screening in the market section of the festival, said the festival had displayed an “outrageous” attitude after she attempted to enter the festival with her four-month son.
“Ironically, my film is about a young single mother trying to balance her life as a writer,” Bellamacina added.