We can’t just all sit back and watch,” De Niro said in a rousing speech as he received the honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival 2025. “We have to act, and we have to act now—without violence,

Hollywood actor Robert De Niro has used his award acceptance speech at the Cannes Film Festival to criticize US President Donald Trump.

The 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival kicked off this Tuesday, and we already have the biggest moment from the grand event, as veteran actor Robert De Niro was bestowed with the honorary Palme d`Or for Lifetime Achievement on Tuesday evening (midnight in India).