“So any screenings of the film will be stopped, and we demand the establishment of a specialized committee by the prisoners and their families to watch and discuss it. "We consider that the Palestinian prisoners and their feelings are our priority and our main issue,” Diab said in a statement. “We do believe in the artistic value of the film that its message doesn't harm in any way the Palestinian cause nor that of the prisoners on the contrary, it highlights their plight, their resilience as well as their willingness to live a decent life in spite of the occupation,” the statement reads.ĭiab also requested all future screenings of his film to be canceled, out of respect for the detainees and called on the formation of a committee by Palestinian prisoners and their families to look at the film and discuss it. “In light of the recent huge controversy that the film has triggered and the perception by some that it is detrimental to the Palestinian cause and out of respect to the feelings of the prisoners and their families, the Royal Film Commission has taken the decision not to have Amira representing Jordan for the Academy Awards,” the commission said in a statement released Thursday. tYx4Uf2B1r- RoyalFilmCommission December 9, 2021 The Royal Film Commission Withdraws the Film AMIRA from the Oscar’s Race.
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