(From left) US actress Dylan Penn, Sean Penn, French actor Jean Reno, French actress Adele Exarchopoulos, US actor Hopper Penn, South African-US actress Charlize Theron, British actor Jared Harris, and Spanish actor Javier Bardem AFP PHOTO
CANNES, France: Sean Penn defended his new movie about aid workers in Africa starring his ex-girlfriend Charlize Theron against howling critics at Cannes, saying it offered a rare slice of “entertainment” tackling big issues.