India, May 18 -- The Cannes Film Festival premiere for Die, My Love was a star-studded affair. Lead stars Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson were in attendance but the one who got most attention was someone totally else: a giant bird.

Social media was flooded overnight with pictures of a person dressed like a giant turkey-looking bird, with tuxedo-style feathers and a red cowl neck. He posed with other filmmakers and actors on the red carpet but it was hours before anyone realised what was happening.

The costume had a purpose. It was a tie-in with the documentary I Love Peru, which is playing in the Cannes Classics section. The costume was specifically a condor, which in Peru has been seen as a creature connecting heaven and earth....