Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem’s film Bunker didn’t deserve a 16-minute standing ovation

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Penelope Cruz as Sofia, looking fed up, with Javier Bardem lurking in the background in a scene from Bunker
Bunker boasts the longest standing ovation of the 2026 Venice Film Festival (Picture: Sony Pictures Classics via AP)

I don’t understand the 16-minute standing ovation at Venice Film Festivalthe longest of 2026 so far – for Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem’s film Bunker.

Having seen it, it’s a clever film, well acted, complex and raising ...

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