Tuesday 20 May 2008

De Palma's film censored over lawsuit fears

De Palma's film censored over lawsuit fears



Film director Brian De Palma had to censor a collage of Republic of Iraq war casualties in his newly film 'Redacted' on the press of insurance policy companies, world Health Organization feared relatives of the victims would sue the filmmakers.
In an interview with Empire Powder magazine De Palma said: "The insurance companies (didn't want their faces shown). They think that a congenator of a dead baby testament escort the picture show in the field and be so distressed that they'll take a causa against us."
'The Untouchables' director's anti-war film ab initio ended with a harrowing montage of real life sentence fatalities, however the shot has been re-cut to disguise the victims' identities.
In September last class, De Palma received the Venice Film Festival's prestigious C. H. Best Film director Silver Lion award for his film.
'Redacted' is due for outlet in Irish cinemas later this month.