Arundhati Roy quits Berlin film festival over ‘stay out of politics’ comment

The Guardian·Feb 14

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Arundhati Roy has withdrawn from the Berlin film festival due to comments made by the jury, which she found objectionable. The comments, reportedly made by jury president Wim Wenders, pertained to Gaza and were characterized by Roy as "unconscionable" and "jaw-dropping". The exact nature of the comments is not specified, but they apparently related to politics and artistic expression.

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