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'Citizen Vigilante' film posted on X after effective ban in Germany
- On Friday, Elon Musk shared the film Citizen Vigilante with his 240 million X followers, an indie-actioner starring Armie Hammer that was effectively blocked from public cinema screenings in Germany over anti-migrant content.
- Directed by 60-year German filmmaker Uwe Boll, the movie was denied classification by Germany's film rating body, preventing legal public screenings. Boll decried the move as "political" censorship, arguing the film addresses violence from mass migration.
- Armie Hammer, whose career stalled in 2021 following sexual assault allegations, stars in the project. While Citizen Vigilante holds a 95 percent audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, critic Todd Gilchrist called it "morally bankrupt."
- Musk's post garnered more than 10.5 million views before the link went dark on Saturday. Following the attention, Boll announced a sequel scheduled for release in 2027.
- Right-Wing commentators have championed the film as a challenge to mainstream immigration narratives. This aligns with a trend where figures like Gina Carano and Comedian Roseanne Barr found conservative audiences following industry backlash.
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The voluntary self-control of the film industry has so far refrained from assigning an age label to the film "Citizen Vigilante" whose director Uwe Boll sees it as "censor" and an attempt to pull the film "out of circulation".
·Dortmund, Germany
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Elon Musk published «Citizen Vigilante» free of charge on X after the thriller had been accused of hatred. Is the avenger film about migrant violence really unreasonable?
·Zürich, Switzerland
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The director speaks of censorship. On the net, the usual accusations are circulating. But the film is not forbidden. And the protection of minors is an important concern. The label "no label is abolished however.
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