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50 Greatest Event Flops in History

FLOP No. 46 – Cannes Walkouts (2000s–2010s)

GatheringPoint.new: The 50 Biggest Flops in Event History

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David Adler
Aug 26, 2025
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The Promise: Cannes Film Festival—the highest-profile film debut stage in the world. Prestigious, curated, and globally covered.

What Happened: Films like The Brown Bunny (2003), Southland Tales (2006), and Only God Forgives (2013) triggered walkouts, boos, and critical disaster. What should’ve been anointed moments became …

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