‘Guerilla’ Censorship at Antalya Film Festival

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The audience protested the word “guerilla” in the subtitle of the first competition film called “İnsan Seli (Flood of People)” directed by Ai Wiewei, the documentary was stopped in half.

Some viewers protested the word “guerilla” appearing in a scene shot in Turkey’s Southeastern Region screened at open-air cinema set up next to Cam Piramit Fair and Congress Center. Some other viewers left the open-air cinema.

The movie was stopped in half “due to a technical difficulty”, said Filmartı company, which has all the rights of the movie.

The documentary tells the displacement of 65 million people by force due to war, starvation and climate change.

Censorship at Antalya Film Festival

Organized for the 54th time this year, Antalya Film Festival had drawn a rebuff because of having removed the national competition. The festival was also criticized due to its acts of censorship.

After the documentary called “Yeryüzü Aşkın Yüzü Oluncaya Dek” directed by Reyan Tuvi telling Gezi Resistance was removed from the program, 151 moviemakers decided to boycott the festival. (EA/TK)