Ukraine accused Spielberg of a "stab in the back" because of an episode in his new film

In Ukraine, they were "unpleasantly surprised" by a fragment with Russian text in a new film by American director and producer Steven Spielberg in the film "The Day of Exposure." This is reported by the portal "Observer".

The main character of the film, Margaret Fairchild, played by actress Emily Blunt, speaks Russian in this film.

"For Ukrainians, such a plot twist has become an unpleasant surprise. It's no secret that one of Steven Spielberg's grandfathers hails from The other is from Odessa, the other is from a small village near Kamianets—Podolsky," the publication says.

In the social networks of the publication, the Russian-language fragment was called a "stab in the back."

The publication emphasizes that in childhood the future director listened to lullabies in Ukrainian, and in 2006, when he visited Ukraine, after getting off the plane at the Kiev Boryspil airport, Spielberg said: "I'm home."

The publication noted that Spielberg had previously donated $ 1 million for Ukrainian refugees, which was sent to several local Ukrainian foundations, the Polish Red Cross, the Polish Humanitarian Action, World Central Kitchen.

"Nevertheless, the connection with our country did not become a reason for the star to exclude the presence of any "Russian traces" in the projects," the authors of the publication caustically note.

As EADaily reported, Emily Blunt speaks almost without an accent in the Russian-speaking scene.

"Yes, I'm fine, I just have a headache, I didn't get enough sleep. New York, I don't know, maybe we should try it there? Or in Chicago?" — the heroine Blunt reflects during an argument with her partner in the kitchen.

In an interview, the actress said that she tried to learn to speak Russian herself, although she could well use AI (artificial intelligence).

According to the plot of the picture, the main character suddenly begins to possess various abilities, including being able to speak several previously unknown languages. Russian has become one of the new languages.