Cannes Film Festival - French Animated Film Banned In Iraq
11 March 2008 |
French Animated Film Banned In Iraq
The award-winning French animated film Persepolis has been banned in
Lebanon, a country with strong cultural ties to France. Daily Variety
commented today (Tuesday) that Lebanese authorities acted in order to avoid
offending pro-Iranian members of the Lebanese opposition, which includes
Hezbollah. Last year the Bangkok Film Festival banned the movie, which had been
scheduled to open the festival, after officials at the Iranian embassy
protested. The film concerns a young girl's experiences growing up in Iran at
the time of the Islamic revolution in 1979. It won the jury prize at last
year's Cannes Film Festival.
11/03/2008
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