Anti-Semitic film won't be screened in Germany - for now
With their usual impeccable tact, Turkish filmmakers have set January 27 - the day on which the nations of the world hang their heads in shame over their silence during the attempted extermination of the Jewish people - as the release date for Valley of the Wolves - Palestine, which is a blatantly anti-Semitic film dealing with the Mavi Marmara incident. But there's one country where Valley of the Wolves will not be released on the 27th, because otherwise it will be classified as pornography and advertising it will be forbidden. That country is Germany. The FSK has so far refused to grant the film, called "Valley of the Wolves Palestine" a youth rating certificate, which automatically places it in the adult category. German law forbids adult-rated films from being marketed using posters and other forms of public advertising. The film board will meet again on Thursday to review the decision. Should it be upheld, the movie's distributor, Pera Film Ltd., would be able to appeal to the Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons.Read the whole thing. I'm not aware of this film being banned anyplace. What could go wrong?
A Pera spokesperson declined to comment on Wednesday, saying the company would wait for the FSK ruling scheduled for Thursday. She said Pera would abide by the decision to postpone the release date.
The film's plot centers around superhero Alemdar's hunt for the commander who ordered the raid. It involves Israelis planning the creation of a "Great Israel" and, in one scene, shows an Israeli soldier questioning Alemdar about why he came to Israel. "I have not come to Israel," the hero responds. "I have come to Palestine."
In another scene, an Israeli soldier threatens Alemdar by saying: "Know that you can't escape our promised lands!" The hero says in response: "I don't know where you were promised ... but I promise you it's graves!"
Labels: Holocaust, Holocaust Memorial Day, Mavi Marmara, Politics, Turkish obsession with Israel, Valley of the Wolves, World Politics
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 10:46 AM
1 Comments:
Good news!
It doesn't mean it won't be screened elsewhere. But then you know Israel has to be made pay for its alleged sins don't you?
Don't hold your breath waiting for an end to anti-Israel movies in our lifetime.
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