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Russia Bans Hollywood Film for ‘Distortion’ of World War II Past
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Russia canceled a planned premiere for the Hollywood movie Child 44 and barred it from cinemas over what the distributor and the Culture Ministry described as a “distortion of historical facts” relating to World War II.
It’s “unacceptable” to show the film, due for release on April 17, so close to Russia’s May 9 Victory Day commemorations for the 70th anniversary of the end of the war, the ministry and the local distributor Central Partnership said in a joint statement on Wednesday. Their views “coincided” that it shouldn’t be shown, they said in the statement.