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'The Kashmir Files' Has "Fascist Features": Israeli Filmmaker Doubles Down - NDTV

'The Kashmir Files' Has "Fascist Features": Israeli Filmmaker Doubles Down - NDTV

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Nov 30, 2022 51 secs

Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, whose critical remarks on 'The Kashmir Files' movie at a film festival have raised a storm, has stood by them and said "someone has to speak up".

Mr Lapid, the head of the international jury at the International Film Festival of India in Goa, said at the festival's closing ceremony that the Vivek Agnihotri-directed film was "propaganda and vulgar".

"It seemed to us like a propagandist movie inappropriate for an artistic, competitive section of such a prestigious film festival," he added.

The filmmaker's remarks have also drawn strong criticism from Israel's diplomats in India, with envoy Naor Gilon saying that Mr Lapid "should be ashamed" and demanding his apology.

In his interview, Mr Lapid said that while he was watching the movie, he was shocked by the "transparent combination between propaganda and fascism and vulgarity".

The filmmaker said that if the chairman of a foreign jury spoke critically about a film of his country, he would be "happy" even if it is "not a pleasant feeling".

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