Oscar winner Jeremy Irons returned to Marrakech for the third time to receive a career tribute from the city's international film festival.
Irons first attended the event in the Moroccan capital fourteen years ago in the wake of 9/11, he recalled in his speech.
"The world was still reeling from the destruction of the Twin Towers in New York, and the Americans were loathe to celebrate film in this part of the world," he said. Since then, he’s attended as a juror and seen the growing importance of attending the festival and promoting cross-cultural understanding through film.
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