TURKS TO WATCH EGOYAN’S ‘ARARAT’ TODAY
AZG Armenian Daily
13/04/2006
Private Turkish KanalTurk TV will air today Atom Egoyan’s “Ararat”
today, Agence France-Presse reports.
The Turkish presenter assured yesterday that the film will be shown
without cutbacks and censorship.
Interestingly, in presenter’s words, the decision for airing the film
was taken after a public opinion poll revealed that 72 percent of TV
viewers wants to see Atom Egoyan’s movie on Armenian Genocide.
According to AFP, the Turkish government does not hinder movie
screening. Yet, the agency reminds that another Turkish company
intended to show “Ararat” at a theatre but changed its mind fearing
possible protests.
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