That August, von Trier had shared a post about Russia’s ongoing invasion in Ukraine, saying: “By the way: To Mr Zelenskyy and Mr Putin and, last but not least, Ms Frederiksen [Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen] (who yesterday posed, beaming, inside of one of today’s most horrifying killing machines, as if she was head over heels in love).
The Danish filmmaker, 68, is known for his dark and provocative films including Dancer in the Dark, Nymphomaniac and Melancholia.
In 2023, he came under fire from the Ukrainian government after saying that “Russian lives matter also” on social media.
In 2011, he was banned from the Cannes Film Festival for telling the world's media he was "a Nazi" and could "understand Hitler".
Lars von Trier has been admitted to a care centre where he will receive treatment for Parkinson’s disease.
