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Roman Polanski season at BFI

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BelleCurve · 30/12/2012 15:58

www.bfi.org.uk/roman-polanski

I think it is awful that the BFI is organising a retrospective to celebrate child rapist Roman Polanski - any MNers want to campaign against it?

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JustAHolyFool · 02/01/2013 19:31

BelaLugosisShed I KNOW. I LOVE David Lynch and was gutted that he signed that letter in support of Polanski. You know, the one that passed off the raping of a teenage girl as a "moral crime" as if it were some sort of grey area.

AbigailAdams · 02/01/2013 19:22

I feel a bit sick reading that. Count me in too.

FrothyDragon · 02/01/2013 19:14

Count. Me. In.

BelaLugosisShed · 31/12/2012 18:07

I'd love to see the uber famous stars explain how they can support a man who drug-raped a teenage girl, people like Johnny Depp for example.

StuntGirl · 31/12/2012 18:04

I intensely dislike him and won't watch his films. Count me in.

BeerTricksPotter · 31/12/2012 13:54

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GrrrArghZzzzYaayforall8nights · 31/12/2012 13:51

Probably not, as a director his face and name are kinda hidden compared to the faces and names we see on the screen and can auto-identify.

I know a he has a couple things coming (or re-coming, I think one is an old moving being updated) to the cinema this year. It's appalling.

FromEsme · 31/12/2012 13:38

Bumping this, there MUST be more people interested? Or do people not really realise what the issue is, maybe?

BeerTricksPotter · 31/12/2012 10:43

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tethersjinglebellend · 31/12/2012 10:27

Perhaps we could suggest a Jimmy Savile retrospective instead?

Twats.

Count me in.

bigkidsdidit · 31/12/2012 10:16

I would too.

Sunnywithshowers · 30/12/2012 17:23

It's revolting. I'd sign up to a campaign.

FromEsme · 30/12/2012 16:57

Yes, I want to campaign. Shall we write a standard letter that people can fire off to the BFI? Or would an email signed by lots of people be more effective?

Alisvolatpropiis · 30/12/2012 16:52

I don't usually post here,though I do read threads often. I don't tend to feel I am informed enough not to come across like an idiot.

But this caught my eye. I would campaign against it.

I simply cannot understand how this man is being celebrated. It doesn't matter how talented he is. He raped a child talent cannot excuse it. It is shameful that Europe have harboured him for so long and he is now being celebrated by the British Film Institute.