France pension protest held on outskirts of Cannes Film Festival

Demonstrators protest against Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform in Cannes (Daniel Cole/AP)

Protests over pension reforms have rocked France in recent months, but demonstrations have been kept largely at bay at one of the country’s glitziest events, the Cannes Film Festival.

On Sunday, dozens of protesters gathered in Cannes to oppose the retirement reforms pushed through parliament by President Emmanuel Macron’s government.