Cate Blanchett urges film industry to include refugee voices

Cannes, France: Australian actor Cate Blanchett, goodwill ambassador for the UN agency for refugees, on Monday urged the film industry to take a leap...

Cannes, France: Australian actor Cate Blanchett, goodwill ambassador for the UN agency for refugees, on Monday urged the film industry to take a leap and include their "incredible" stories.

"People who are displaced have a voice, they have a story," said the Oscar-winning actor at a talk at the Cannes Film Festival.

"Their stories are so incredible and inspiring."

Blanchett, who has met refugees as a UNHCR envoy since 2016, said 114 million people had been displaced around the world by violence and war.

"I'm always bewildered as to why more films don't speak directly or obliquely to this," she said.