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January 20, 2011       Share:    

Source: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Film+cancelled+after+Iranian+request/4128883/story.html

Film Showing Cancelled in Canada after Iranian Request

(Ottawa Citizen-Canada) Robert Sibley, Kristy Nease and Sneh Duggal - Threatening e-mails and phone calls resulted in the cancellation Tuesday of a film that exposes Iran's efforts to build nuclear weapons and promote terrorism. The threats followed a formal complaint last weekend from the Iranian Embassy, seeking to stop the showing of the film "Iranium" at Library and Archives Canada. "Iranium," produced by filmmaker Raphael Shore, is a 60-minute documentary that examines the policies of the Iranian regime, including its pursuit of nuclear weapons and its support of terrorist groups. Fred Litwin, president of the Free Thinking Film Society, said, "It's simply astounding that in the capital of Canada we can't show a film that offends the Iranians.... It's as if the mullahs can enforce their cultural values on Canadians."

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