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Q & A: How Willimon Runs Fincher's 'House ...Weinsteins Get PG-13 for King's Speech, Appeal R-Rating for Schnabel's Miral
The filmmakers have filed for a March 10 Appeals Board ruling to get a PG-13 rating for the film, which TWC opens March 25, so that young people around the world can see the film.
Adapted from her own autobiographical novel by journalist and peace advocate Rula Jebreal, the movie is about an Arab teenager, played by Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto, whose single stepfather (Omar Metwally, Munich) gives her to an East Jerusalem orphanage run by a loving teacher (Hiam Abbass, The Visitor). Disappointed by the MPAA ruling, Kilik says that Schnabel went out of his way to film abuse without showing "graphic sex, violence or language—not one curse word, no blood, no skin. You FEEL the abuse. But you don't see it graphically. It's done through acting, the camera, editing and script, in an old-fashioned style. That was how it was conceived. We're hopeful that the MPAA will overturn the rating without us having to change a frame."
In a statement, Schnabel said:
"We made this film for all audiences to see. I wanted this to be a PG-13 rating from the beginning. The movie is for, about, and dedicated to all of the children from the Dar El-Tifel Institute. It is made for the very people that an 'R' rating keeps from seeing it. The film is a cry for peace, and the kids who choose education over violence are the ones who are going to make it happen. My hope is that they can see the film and be encouraged by this young girl’s inspiring story."
5 Comments
Anne Thompson | February 26, 2011 6:42 AM
I corrected the R/PG-13 mistake some time back.
Nick V | February 26, 2011 4:53 AM
You may want to do some research on Blue Valentine's ratings before posting this article. You obviously didn't see the movie or else you would know better than to think it got lowered to a PG-13 rating. It was a freaking porno for God's sake!
Anonymous | February 26, 2011 4:16 AM
Does this mean that there will two versions of the King's Speech when it comes out on Blu-Ray and DVD? Or will it be the R rated movie??
AC | February 26, 2011 1:45 AM
The King's Speech was never edited. They tossed around the idea and it was written in several places that it might happen, but they never went through with it.
Cameron Cook | February 26, 2011 12:45 AM
Blue Valentine was downgraded to an R from an NC-17, not from R to PG-13.