‘History will judge’ those in the film industry who do not speak out against the Gaza war, the Booker Prize winner says
Roy, whose novelThe God of Small Thingswon the 1997 Booker Prize, had been announced as a festival guest to present a restored version of the 1989 filmIn Which Annie Gives It Those Ones, in which she starred and wrote the screenplay.
However, she said that the “unconscionable” statements by Wenders and other jury members had led her to reconsider, “with deep regret”.
Fellow jury member Ewa Puszczynska said it was a “little bit unfair” to expect the jury to take a direct stance on the issue.
Source: News - South China Morning Post
