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Calls to axe 'racist' Zulu film from Folkestone's Silver Screen Cinema listings
Calls to axe 'racist' Zulu film from cinema
Campaigners are calling for a charity showing of epic war film Zulu to be axed over claims it contains “racist overtones.”
The 1964 classic will be aired at Folkestone’s Silver Screen Cinema on Saturday to raise aid for armed forces charity SSAFA.
But in an open letter to Folkestone Mayor and district councillor Ann Berry some 28 people came out in protest this month.
“(But) we believe that the choice of the film Zulu, with its inaccurate portrayal of historical events and its distortions and racist overtones, could have a negative effect on relationships within the changing and richly diverse communities here in Folkestone.”
Martini-Henrys will be issued plus 100 rounds per man.
Load, aim, fire.
Calls to axe 'racist' Zulu film from cinema
Campaigners are calling for a charity showing of epic war film Zulu to be axed over claims it contains “racist overtones.”
The 1964 classic will be aired at Folkestone’s Silver Screen Cinema on Saturday to raise aid for armed forces charity SSAFA.
But in an open letter to Folkestone Mayor and district councillor Ann Berry some 28 people came out in protest this month.
“(But) we believe that the choice of the film Zulu, with its inaccurate portrayal of historical events and its distortions and racist overtones, could have a negative effect on relationships within the changing and richly diverse communities here in Folkestone.”
Martini-Henrys will be issued plus 100 rounds per man.
Load, aim, fire.