ISTANBUL
This film image released by The Weinstein Company shows Brad Pitt in a scene from "Killing Them Softly." (AP Photo/The Weinstein Company, Melinda Sue Gordon)
Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Ertuğrul Günay has
criticized Hollywood star Brad Pitt’s latest movie “Killing Them Softly” due to
its “disgraceful dialogue,” asking authorities to either slap a +18 rating on
the movie or remove it from cinemas, daily Hürriyet reported today.
“I can’t say it out loud, but you do well at the box
office when [you] line up swearwords one after another. I cannot support this
as the state. My job is [about] art movies. I cannot support violence, ethnic
discrimination and hate speech,” the minister said.
“I saw Brad Pitt’s ‘Killing Them Softly’ movie. Don’t see
it. I thought of leaving the cinema, [it was] disgusting. I have never heard
such shameful dialogue in any place,” Günay said. “The movie is for people aged
13 and older. Make it for adults aged 18 and older; better yet, remove it if
you can. Wouldn’t a person watching this with a spouse become uncomfortable?”
January/03/2013