Joseph Cedar, Israeli filmmaker: 'I reject state funding under this government, but I find a cultural boycott very problematic'
Joseph Cedar, cineasta israelí: “Rechazo financiación estatal con este Gobierno, pero veo muy problemático el boicot cultural”
Summary
Israeli filmmaker Joseph Cedar tells EL PAÍS he refuses state funding under the current government but considers a cultural boycott of Israel deeply problematic. He laments the re-occupation of Lebanon's Beaufort castle, where he set his Oscar-nominated film, and the lack of critical voices against Netanyahu's 'endless war'.
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