PRO-Palestinian activists have marched on the Venice Film Festival as Hollywood stars gathered for the world premiere of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein

An estimated 5,000 people gathered chanting the highly controversial “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” which many see as calling for the destruction of Israel .

Protesters also carried flags and banners which read “Stop Starving Gaza”.

As they neared the festival site, Italian police set up a cordon to keep the demonstrators away from the premiere where celebrities had been walking the red carpet.

Oscar Isaac plays Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi is the monster in this adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel,

The Venice Film Festival, which started on August 27, has seen a host of A-listers appear

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