Italian director Luca Guadagnino has condemned the recent ban on his film ‘Queer’ in Turkey, which was set to open an Istanbul film festival. The ban, justified by authorities as having provocative content that could disturb public order, led festival organizers to cancel the event in protest. Guadagnino, who voiced his concerns during a press conference at the Marrakech Film Festival, questioned whether the Turkish authorities had actually viewed the film, which stars Daniel Craig as an American navigating post-war Mexico City. He emphasized the power of cinema to spark societal change.

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