Germany Bans Armie Hammer Film 'Citizen Vigilante' Over Violence and Anti-Migrant Concerns, Director Claims
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Leo Barraclough
Summary
Director Uwe Boll's action thriller 'Citizen Vigilante,' starring Armie Hammer, has been banned in Germany due to its extreme violence and alleged anti-migrant message. The film, described as a modern take on 'Death Wish,' is being released in the U.S. by Quiver. Boll claims the German rating system deliberately censored the film and that he hired a lawyer to challenge the decision but lost.
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VarietyGermany Bans Armie Hammer Film 'Citizen Vigilante' Over Violence and Anti-Migrant Concerns, Director Claimsvariety.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledThe rating system refused to give us a rating [in Germany], so now you can only watch it if you bring in a Blu-ray from Austria or Switzerland.
And I think they did that on purpose. It was a deliberate censorship decision.
I hired a lawyer to complain about it, but we lost.
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