“Art can still be a tool in the fight for rights, for ideas, for a certain form of truth”: exiled Russian filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov, who is presenting his film “Limonov, la ballade” at Cannes, wants to draw attention to the trial of two Russian artists on trial for a play. Considered one of the most daring Russian artists of his generation, the director speaks of a “real war in Europe”, where “we are on the brink of a major catastrophe”, speaking in an interview with AFP. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES