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‘Jaw-dropping’: Politics casts a long shadow over cinema at Berlin film festival
smh.com.au
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
From Wim Wenders’ controversial plea to “stay out of politics” to Arundhati Roy’s abrupt withdrawal, the prestigious German festival is engulfed in a geopolitical fight.
From Wim Wenders’ controversial plea to “stay out of politics” to Arundhati Roy’s abrupt withdrawal, the prestigious German festival is engulfed in a geopolitical fight.
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