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Title: Qatar bans Eddie Redmayne transgender film The Danish Girl
Post by: stephaniec on January 11, 2016, 10:15:13 AM
Post by: stephaniec on January 11, 2016, 10:15:13 AM
Qatar bans Eddie Redmayne transgender film The Danish Girl
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jan/11/the-danish-girl-banned-in-qatar-film-eddie-redmayne
The Guardian/Agence France-PresseMonday 11 January 2016 10.24 EST
"Film about transgender pioneer Lili Elbe, starring Oscar-winning actor, pulled from cinemas after online complaints of 'depravity'."
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jan/11/the-danish-girl-banned-in-qatar-film-eddie-redmayne
The Guardian/Agence France-PresseMonday 11 January 2016 10.24 EST
"Film about transgender pioneer Lili Elbe, starring Oscar-winning actor, pulled from cinemas after online complaints of 'depravity'."
Title: Re: Qatar bans Eddie Redmayne transgender film The Danish Girl
Post by: TG CLare on January 12, 2016, 03:41:34 PM
Post by: TG CLare on January 12, 2016, 03:41:34 PM
Complaints of depravity? That's a laugh as far as I know, some Arab countries still need to be brought into the 2oth century regarding women's rights and equality. Sticking your head in the sand, pardon the metaphor, is no way to move ahead.
Love,
Clare
Love,
Clare