Pedro Pascal rips Trump regime on Immiagration policies at Cannes: ‘F**k the people that try to make you scared’

78th Cannes Film Festival 2025 - 'Eddington' Photocall
Photo Credit: Dave Bedrosian/Future Image/Cover Images

At the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, actor Pedro Pascal addressed the current political climate in the United States, particularly focusing on immigration policies under former President Donald Trumpโ€˜s administration. During a press conference for his film Eddington, Pascal emphasized the importance of resisting fear and advocating for vulnerable communities.

Pascal said the themes in the script resonated with him so heavily when he read it that he โ€œhad to be part ofโ€ it. โ€œIt felt like the first time that we had a mole, like a whistleblower almost, someone from the inside being like, โ€˜This is whatโ€™s happening,โ€™โ€ he added. โ€œAnd that was really powerful to me, and I donโ€™t think I understood that until I saw it.โ€

78th Cannes Film Festival 2025 - 'Eddington' Photocall
Pedro Pascal attends the โ€˜Eddingtonโ€™ Photocall during the 78th Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2025. Photo Credit: Dave Bedrosian/Future Image/Cover Images

The Last of Us actor, who was born in Chile and fled with his family from a dictatorship, shared his personal connection to the topic. He stated, โ€œIโ€™m an immigrant. My parents are refugees from Chile. We fled a dictatorship, and I was privileged enough to grow up in the US after asylum in Denmark. If it werenโ€™t for that, I donโ€™t know what would have happened to us. I stand by those protections.โ€

78th Cannes Film Festival 2025 - 'Eddington' Photocall
Pedro Pascal attends the โ€˜Eddingtonโ€™ Photocall during the 78th Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2025. Photo Credit: Dave Bedrosian/Future Image/Cover Images

While acknowledging the challenges of speaking on political issues, Pascal urged creatives to continue telling stories and expressing themselves, saying, โ€œFear is the way they win. So, keep telling the stories. Keep expressing yourself and keep fighting to be who you are. Fuck the people that try to make you scaredโ€ฆ And fight back. This is the perfect way to do so in telling stories. And donโ€™t let them win.โ€

His comments come amid increased scrutiny of immigration policies and the role of artists in political discourse. Pascalโ€™s remarks highlight the intersection of personal experience and broader societal issues, emphasizing the power of storytelling as a form of resistance.

78th Cannes Film Festival 2025 - 'Eddington' Photocall
Pedro Pascal attends the โ€˜Eddingtonโ€™ Photocall during the 78th Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2025. Photo Credit: Dave Bedrosian/Future Image/Cover Images
78th Cannes Film Festival 2025 - 'Eddington' Photocall
Pedro Pascal attends the โ€˜Eddingtonโ€™ Photocall during the 78th Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2025. Photo Credit: Dave Bedrosian/Future Image/Cover Images

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