Pardon
From Censorpedia
Date: 1995 - 2005 [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Region: 1951 - 1975 [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Medium: Film Video [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Artist: Vedat Ozdemir
Confronting Bodies: Supervisory Council for Cinema, Video and Music
Dates of Action: 2002
Location: Turkey
Description of Artwork: Vedat Ozdemir's film "Pardon" narrates the problems of a juvenile who is imprisoned over a confusion in names.
The Incident: Ozdemir's film was awarded a prize at Turkey's Golden Orange Film Festival. Shortly after the film's praise, it was banned by the Supervisory Council for Cinema, Video and Music, which is part of the justice ministry.
Results of Incident: The film was banned.
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