Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Egypt's Alexandria Film Festival Withdraws Turkish Movie on 'Political' Grounds - The Hollywood Reporter

Egypt's Alexandria Film Festival Withdraws Turkish Movie on 'Political' Grounds
1:03 PM PDT 8/27/2013 by Nick Holdsworth

Reis Celik's feature about a child bride was pulled over opposition to the recent military coup in Cairo.

LONDON -- Egypt's Alexandria International Film Festival has pulled a Turkish film from its program, citing political reasons related to a breakdown in relations between the two countries over last month's military coup.

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