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A 1989 comedy film by Indian author Arundhati Roy, and two films – Sudanese and Egyptian – from the 70's, were withdrawn from the festival's screening on Friday after jury chair Wim Wenders and other members evasively said that 'the festival has to stay out of politics'
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A film by Indian author Arundhati Roy was withdrawn on Friday from the Berlinale Film Festival, after a response given by members of the jury to a question about politics surrounding Israel's war in Gaza led to major pushback.
