Berlin Stands By Controversial Title ‘Black Bach Artsakh’ After Backlash
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deadline.comThe Berlin International Film Festival is standing by its 2021 premiere Black Bach Artsakh, which debuts in the Forum Expanded program during this month’s virtual event, after the film’s synopsis provoked an online backlash.The film depicts the Azerbaijan and Armenian conflict and is based on interviews with inhabitants of the disputed territory Nagorno-Karabakh.
People had responded negatively to the film’s description as listed on Berlin’s website, which was penned by the filmmakers and featured arguably partisan language.
One social media user called it a “biased description”.In response, the festival has removed the filmmaker-penned bio and replaced it with a shorter one written by the fest team.In a statement today, the fest said the
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