The Cuban film "Neurótica Anónima," a hopeful for a nomination for the Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film, was dedicated to the island's audience by its director, also an actor, Jorge Perugorría, during its premiere this Friday on the island.

"This film is for you, for the Cuban public," said Perugorría, one of the country's most international film figures, before a large audience that gathered on a rainy afternoon at the central Yara cinema in Havana for the presentation of the film.

Screenings will extend throughout the weekend in the capital before touring other cities in the country.

"Neurótica Anónima" is based on the play of the same name written by actress Mirtha Ibarra, who took on the screenplay together with Perugorría and also played the leading role of Iluminada, who has a refuge of mental peace in the Havana cinema where she has worked as an usher for several decades, under threat of being demolished due to structural problems.

Iluminada suffers from neurosis due to frustrations such as having wanted to be an actress, but she decides to film a documentary with her co-workers to confront the possible closure of the movie theater.

Alongside Ibarra, a series of renowned Cuban actors participated in the film, including Roberto Perdomo, Osvaldo and Andrea Doimeadiós, Fernando Hechavarría, Néstor Jiménez, Vladimir Cruz, Tahimí Alvariño, and Hilario Peña, Carmen Ruiz, as well as Puerto Rican Benicio del Toro, who has a brief presence.

The late artists Mario Limonta and Paula Alí were also especially remembered at the event.

Perugorría thanked the "great cast" of actors who "with so much passion gave themselves to the work, sometimes making an appearance only to accompany me in this dream of making this film, and to be part of this fight to defend cinema and the magic of movie theaters," where "a film is so enjoyed."

"We will keep making cinema under any circumstance," affirmed the actor who rose to international fame after his portrayal of the homosexual character Diego in the acclaimed film "Strawberry and Chocolate" (1993), the only Cuban film that has been nominated for a Hollywood Oscar.

"Neurótica Anónima" is a co-production of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC) with the Mexican studios Ítaca Films and An Ag Company.

This fiction feature has been shown at international festivals such as Málaga 2026, the Havana Film Festival in New York, Biarritz América Latina, and recently at "Oberá en Cortos," held in the province of Misiones, Argentina.

Earlier this week, ICAIC reported that the film, proposed by that institution's Committee of Experts, is among the 19 Ibero-American productions that will compete for a nomination at the 41st Goya Awards, to be held at the Navarra Arena in Pamplona, northern Spain, on February 6, 2027.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk asked on Wednesday that Volodymyr Zelensky "step down" from Ukraine's presidency, at a time when Kyiv is questioning U.S. support for the war-devastated country.

Ukraine accused the United States this week of helping Russia by not warning it of imminent missile attacks and by hindering Kyiv's military response through changes to the satellite system of Musk's company that it uses for communications.

"And so the massacre continues," Musk wrote on X. "It's time for Zelensky to leave."

Zelensky had asked Musk to restore Starlink, designed by the magnate's company SpaceX and which, Kyiv claims, was slowed down and has had an impact on its operations on the front, senior Ukrainian officials indicated.

Musk said any interruption is the responsibility of the U.S. government.

He drew a distinction between Starshield, on which Ukraine depends for battlefield communications and which, he said, is controlled by the U.S. government, and the civilian Starlink satellite system, which Ukraine also uses but is not allowed to employ for offensive operations.

The dispute arises after Zelensky answered affirmatively when asked whether he felt "betrayed" after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a diesel supply deal with Moscow.

A senior official in Kyiv also stated that the United States had threatened in recent days to stop providing intelligence on Russian missile launches that Ukraine uses to thwart attacks, something Trump has denied.

Trump, who faces key midterm legislative elections next month, has attributed the rise in gas station prices to Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries.

South African jurist Navi Pillay, awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize, denounced the international community's inaction regarding the war in Gaza and demanded that countries defend international justice and execute arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

In an interview with Radio France Internationale (RFI) broadcast on Wednesday, Pillay maintained that the international community possesses the tools to intervene but has failed to use them in Gaza due, in her view, to United States support for Israel.

“I am disappointed by the failure of the international community,” confessed Pillay, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and former president of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

The jurist chaired an independent UN commission of inquiry that concluded in a report published in 2025 that Israel had committed genocide in the Gaza Strip. Pillay maintained that their findings were based on evidence and a methodology similar to that of a court, although the commission lacked judicial jurisdiction.

The investigation examined on-the-ground testimonies and statements from senior Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, finding evidence of the specific intent required to determine the existence of genocide, she stated.

Pillay was equally firm in describing the imposition of U.S. sanctions against the ICC—announced hours after her award was made public—as “illegal and completely unacceptable.”

She affirmed that these measures seek to prevent the court from fulfilling its mandate to investigate and prosecute severe crimes. The ICC has been subject to pressure over its investigations and arrest warrants issued against Netanyahu and Gallant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

The Nobel Peace laureate also called on all state parties to the Rome Statute to fulfill their obligations to arrest and surrender suspects wanted by the tribunal.

“International justice and the fight against impunity for grave crimes must not be selective,” she said.

In this regard, she criticized the use of the veto power in the UN Security Council and advocated for a reform of the body to reduce the ability of major powers to protect themselves and their allies.

“Do More to Prevent Genocide”

Pillay, who chaired the tribunal responsible for judging crimes committed during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, stated that the international community must act before mass killings occur.

“The international community should do more to prevent genocide,” she stated, recalling that approximately 800,000 people were killed during the Rwandan genocide in around 100 days, and emphasizing that the presence of the United Nations and peacekeepers failed to prevent the tragedy.

The South African also highlighted that international sanctions and boycotts contributed to the end of apartheid in her country, maintaining that such mechanisms can be utilized to respond to other crises.

Gender Equality and the Future of the UN

Among her current priorities, Pillay cited the fight against violence against women and gender inequality, as well as support for the initiative to have a woman serve as Secretary-General of the United Nations for the first time.

“In almost 100 years of history we have never had a female Secretary-General. And why? There is no other explanation than gender discrimination,” she concluded.