Cannes kicks out Danish director for sympathising Hitler

Cannes kicks out Danish director for sympathising Hitler
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Summary He is the first man to be expelled from the film festival in 64 years after meeting with its chiefs

Danish film director Lars Von Trier has been expelled of the Cannes film festival for jokingly calling himself a Nazi and Hitler sympathiser.I understand Hitler... And I sympathise with him a little bit yes. I am of course very much for Jews. No not too much because Israel is a pain in the neck... We are Nazis, we have a tendency to do things on a greater scale. These were the comments that left Cannes in shock and got director Lars Von Trier expelled from the festival.Though Trier apologised profusely for his comments, the organisers did not give him another chance.

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