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Director of Georgian Film ‘The Antique’ Blames Russia for Blocked Screenings at Venice Film Festival
Rusudan Glurjidze, director of anti-Putin Georgian film 'The Antique,' is blaming Russian censorship for the film's blocked screenings at Venice.
“‘The Antique’ boldly portrays the brutal and unlawful deportation of my compatriots, encapsulated through the lives of four central figures: Medea, Vadim Vadimich, Lado and Peter,” according to a synopsis. In a statement issued before the film’s screening at Venice was blocked, Glurjidze said that “Initially, problems started when the Russian ministry of culture demanded the removal of multiple scenes. “The Antique” producers are Zurab Magalashvili, Manana Shevardnadze, Andrey Epifanov, Tanya Petrik, Jussi Myllyniemi, Uschi Feldges, Ansgar Frerich, Eva Kemme and Tatiana Detlofson.
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