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Is the Turkish government rewriting the script for the country's film directors?

Dorian JonesSeptember 11, 2014

Turkish filmmakers have been on a roll recently. This month's Venice Film Festival recognized a Turkish director with a pair of Awards while a Turkish film won the top award at this year’s festival in Cannes. But all is not well with cinema back home. The Islamist rooted Turkish government is accused of increasingly interfering with and intimidating filmmakers. Dorian Jones has more from Istanbul.

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