TURKEY PLANS TO SUE CANADIAN MOVIE DIRECTOR
ArmenPress News Agency
Nov 28 2001
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS The Turkish government intends
to institute legal proceedings against "propagandizing hatred and
defaming Turkish people", in against a Canadian-Armenian well-known
film director Atom Egoyan.
According to the Turkish Star daily, Atom Egoyan's new film
'Ararat', describing the Armenian Genocide, raised much noise.
As the daily notes, it was impossible to prevent the shooting of
the film, financed by the Miramax Film Company, by any legal means,
and it is expected to be shown in May. According to Star, after
showing the film in France, Canada and USA the Turkish authorities
will institute legal proceedings, aiming to ban showing the film.
It should be mentioned that Turkey will not be satisfied with
legal claims only, it has already called on all the world Turkish
organizations to take active measures to prevent the film shooting
and ban its showing.
According to Star, Turkey in its turn will start shooting its own
film, describing the "violences" of Armenian and Russian army in Van
and Kars in 1915-1919.
Egoyan intends to present this film to Oscar Prize, and show the
first night at Cannes film festival. Star daily is much concerned
about a number of scenes, which show atrocities of Turks towards
Armenians in those years.
ArmenPress News Agency
Nov 28 2001
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS The Turkish government intends
to institute legal proceedings against "propagandizing hatred and
defaming Turkish people", in against a Canadian-Armenian well-known
film director Atom Egoyan.
According to the Turkish Star daily, Atom Egoyan's new film
'Ararat', describing the Armenian Genocide, raised much noise.
As the daily notes, it was impossible to prevent the shooting of
the film, financed by the Miramax Film Company, by any legal means,
and it is expected to be shown in May. According to Star, after
showing the film in France, Canada and USA the Turkish authorities
will institute legal proceedings, aiming to ban showing the film.
It should be mentioned that Turkey will not be satisfied with
legal claims only, it has already called on all the world Turkish
organizations to take active measures to prevent the film shooting
and ban its showing.
According to Star, Turkey in its turn will start shooting its own
film, describing the "violences" of Armenian and Russian army in Van
and Kars in 1915-1919.
Egoyan intends to present this film to Oscar Prize, and show the
first night at Cannes film festival. Star daily is much concerned
about a number of scenes, which show atrocities of Turks towards
Armenians in those years.
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