Sean Penn in Ukraine Filming Documentary Amid Crisis

Published February 25th, 2022 - 07:07 GMT
Sean Penn in Ukraine Filming Documentary Amid Crisis
In this file photo taken on July 11, 2021 US actor and director Sean Penn speaks during a press conference for the film "Flag Day" at the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France,. US actor and director Sean Penn is in Kyiv making a documentary about Russia's invasion, the Ukrainian president's office said on February 24, 2022. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn is in Ukraine, the country's presidential office said Thursday, as the country deals with a full-scale invasion of Russian military forces.

Penn was seen in photos posted on Facebook attending a government briefing.

Ukraine's office of the president said Thursday that Penn had arrived in the capital, Kyiv, to film a documentary about the conflict.

The 61-year-old actor is working on the project in collaboration with VICE Studios, NBC reported.

Photos have also surfaced of Penn meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Newsweek reported that Penn flew to Kyiv earlier in the week and that he had previously traveled to Ukraine in November. During that trip, Penn met with Russia-backed separatists.

It's not Penn's first time filming a documentary on an international level. His 2015 interview with Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, may have helped lead police to arrest the Mexican drug cartel boss three months later.

 

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