Toronto festival drops Russian war film screenings over threats

We have been made aware of significant threats to festival operations and public safety

Anti Russian extremists are now openly advocating for violence in peaceful cities like Toronto and are silencing the voices of artists and activists, some of whom are BIPOC.

It's time for a safe space so minorities can get their voices heard without threats from extremists.

russophobia at its best+censorship as a bonud.

what a nice

d e m o c r a c y

and freedom of speech.

wants to kill truth by cancelling projections of film?people who want to see will find other way,loosers...

It's like showing Triumph of the Will. The festival should have known better.

what a nice 

d e m o c r a c y

and freedom of speech.

wants to kill truth by cancelling projections of film?people who want to see will find other way,loosers...

womp womp, Russian invaders

Freedom of speech? Go and talk to Putin 'bout that and you'll get yourself thrown out of a window, poisoned, shot, blown out of the sky, or starved to death in prison.

Trofimova has rejected the criticisms, telling AFP the Canada-France production was "an anti-war film" 

Put your money where your mouth is and go screen your "anti-war" film in Moscow.