Cannes film festival

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Matrix makers declare war on pirates

Fiachra Gibbons, arts correspondent
Friday May 16, 2003
The Guardian

The Matrix Reloaded, the most eagerly awaited sequel of recent times,
premiered at the Cannes film festival yesterday amid the kind of security
that usually accompanies summits of world leaders.
With the GDP of several small countries riding on its box office success,
just getting to see it involved negotiating five levels of security, metal
detectors, electronic badge checks, bag searches and, for the unlucky few,
full body frisks.

Once inside the Palais du Cinema, more guards scanned the seats for cameras
or hidden recording equipment.

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