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Director Wim Wenders withdraws 1975 film over actress's teen topless scene

The briefing

Nastassja Kinski, who appeared in the film when she was 13, said the film-maker "didn't protect me"

The impact

The significance lies in what happens next: BBC notes that responses are already forming.

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The landscape around director, wim, wenders, withdraws, 1975 has been shifting for some time, and BBC places this development within that longer trajectory.

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Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of director, wim, wenders, withdraws, 1975: Nastassja Kinski, who appeared in the film when she was 13, said the film-maker "didn't protect me".

Source note

BBC reporting: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c99legznj8do?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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