Wednesday, 1. September 2004
Topic: NEWS english - on September 1, 2004 at 10:50:00 AM CEST
Festival keeping cat-killer film
Documentary on local torture case horrifies activists Screening video `just as cruel' as the crime itself. Toronto International Film Festival organizers have no intention of pulling a controversial film from the 2004 program, despite the outcry from local animal-rights activists.
"This is about freedom of expression of the filmmaker to make a intelligent, responsible film about a difficult subject," said festival programmer Sean Farnel of his decision to schedule Casuistry: The Art Of Killing A Cat. "That's what the festival is all about, setting the terms for debate, not stifling them."
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