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Iranian Leni Riefenstahl


MAjidi has withdrawn his movie from Danish film festival. It is time for people who were adoring Majidi to reconsider. Here the news:
http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=302852

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This is ridiculous. You are calling him an "Iranian Riefenstahl" because he adheres to his own principles. You don't have to agree with his views, but he has every right in the world to refuse to participate in the exhibit if he sees it fit. It doesn't make him a Riefenstahl. For the modern day Riefenstahl, you may refer to the film "300" which depict Iranians as a sub-human demonic horde, effectively denying Iranians even their physical humanity. Majidi makes beautiful, thought-provoking films without any political message applied to them. It is however unfortunate that you choose to see it in that way.

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