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MIA 'Born Free' video was shocking and funny, says Vincent Cassel

Published Monday, Aug 1 2011, 10:42 BST | By Mayer Nissim | Add comment

Vincent Cassel has said that he thought the video for MIA's single 'Born Free' was both shocking and funny.

The Cesar-winning actor stars in its director Romain Gavras's first feature film Our Day Will Come, which also uses the metaphor of anti-ginger prejudice. The film is available on DVD from August 22.

Asked if he found the 'Born Free' promo funny or shocking, Cassel told Digital Spy: "I think it's both really. If you take it on the first degree it's really scary and totally crazy.

"But the fact that it's about redheads, it's really strange [and] that makes it funny, I guess. It's because it doesn't mean anything."

Cassel added: "If it would have been with any kind of community it would have been terrible, but suddenly it's redheads, so it's like a symbol of a quest that doesn't really exist."

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Watch our interview with Vincent Cassel below: