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**MpNelQTU** · 07-16-2009, 12:55 AM

From the Guardian

The Chinese government demanded a documentary about exiled Uigher leader Rebiya Kadeer be dropped from Australia's largest film festival in a personal phone call to its director, it has emerged.

TV Story with the documentary maker here

RICHARD MOORE, DIRECTOR, MELBOURNE FILM FESTIVAL: I got a call from a fairly strident Miss Chen at the Chinese consulate here in Melbourne who proceeded to tell me that I should a) withdraw the film from the festival and b) that I had to justify our action including the film in the festival program.

I wonder if Hitler ever telephoned Chaplin and said "Please dont make a film about me, please!".

This is farcical!

I wonder if the director in this case told them to go jump over the Three Gorges Dam, or something more fruity?

07-16-2009, 12:55 AM	#5
MpNelQTU Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 592 Senior Member	From the Guardian The Chinese government demanded a documentary about exiled Uigher leader Rebiya Kadeer be dropped from Australia's largest film festival in a personal phone call to its director, it has emerged. TV Story with the documentary maker here RICHARD MOORE, DIRECTOR, MELBOURNE FILM FESTIVAL: I got a call from a fairly strident Miss Chen at the Chinese consulate here in Melbourne who proceeded to tell me that I should a) withdraw the film from the festival and b) that I had to justify our action including the film in the festival program. I wonder if Hitler ever telephoned Chaplin and said "Please dont make a film about me, please!". This is farcical! I wonder if the director in this case told them to go jump over the Three Gorges Dam, or something more fruity?
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