In an open letter, the filmmakers and cast behind 2014 Lgbt-themed comedy-drama Pride have said they “deplore” a recent ban on the movie in Turkey, which is cracking down on Lgbt events.
According to Reuters, authorities in the Turkish capital Ankara last week banned a screening of the BAFTA-winning film citing risks to public safety. The ban came before an Lgbt parade in Istanbul on Sunday was teargased by police. Authorities have forbidden the march in recent years.
Actors Dominic West, Andrew Scott, Bill Nighy and Imelda Staunton are among signatories of today’s open letter which expresses “unshakeable solidarity and support for Lgbt+ people in Turkey.”
“We are disturbed by reports of the growing repression of the Lgbt+ community in Turkey culminating in the recent ban of the annual Pride parade and police violence against those who courageously defied the ban,” says the letter.
“Reports that the Ankara authorities also...
According to Reuters, authorities in the Turkish capital Ankara last week banned a screening of the BAFTA-winning film citing risks to public safety. The ban came before an Lgbt parade in Istanbul on Sunday was teargased by police. Authorities have forbidden the march in recent years.
Actors Dominic West, Andrew Scott, Bill Nighy and Imelda Staunton are among signatories of today’s open letter which expresses “unshakeable solidarity and support for Lgbt+ people in Turkey.”
“We are disturbed by reports of the growing repression of the Lgbt+ community in Turkey culminating in the recent ban of the annual Pride parade and police violence against those who courageously defied the ban,” says the letter.
“Reports that the Ankara authorities also...
- 7/6/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Several of the talent and team behind “Pride” have said they deplore the decision to ban a screening of their 2014 movie by authorities in Ankara, Turkey’s capital and second-largest city. In an open letter they condemned the ban and a crack down on the Istanbul Pride march. They called upon officials “to condemn the repressive actions of the Turkish authorities.”
The 22 signatories of the letter included director Matthew Warchus, and several actors who starred in the British-produced film such as Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, and Dominic West. The activists that inspired the picture also signed.
“As members of the creative team which produced the 2014 film ‘Pride,’ and activists portrayed in that film, we are disturbed by reports of the growing repression of the Lgbt+ community in Turkey culminating in the recent ban of the annual Pride parade and police violence against those who courageously defied the ban,” the letter said.
The 22 signatories of the letter included director Matthew Warchus, and several actors who starred in the British-produced film such as Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, and Dominic West. The activists that inspired the picture also signed.
“As members of the creative team which produced the 2014 film ‘Pride,’ and activists portrayed in that film, we are disturbed by reports of the growing repression of the Lgbt+ community in Turkey culminating in the recent ban of the annual Pride parade and police violence against those who courageously defied the ban,” the letter said.
- 7/6/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
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