SuperpowerdirectorSean Pennisnt mincing words in his denunciation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
It is what we saw when he spoke at the UN [Tuesday].
For his documentarySuperpower, which Penn co-directed with Aaron Kaufman, he traveled seven times to Ukraine.
Sean Penn meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Ukraine on November 8, 2022.Photo by Ukrainian Presidency / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
I didnt want to spend all my time doing it.
And then it turned into something, on its own, much more.
Hours into the attack on his country, the Ukrainian president kept his promise to meet with Penn.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the UN General Assembly on September 19, 2023.Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Zelenskyy thanked the actor-filmmaker for helping support the Ukrainian cause through his documentary project.
I was terrified for them.
The courage was so extreme.
On Friday, Pres.
Zelenskyy headed north to Canada, where he addressed the Canadian parliament.
Moscow must lose once and for all, he told members of parliament.
And it will lose.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy denied Zelenskyy an opportunity to address a joint session of Congress.
I think that [Pres.
The episode of DeadlinesDoc Talk podcastfeaturing the full interview with Sean Penn will premiere on October 3.
