Honor Killing Omitted in Weinstein Movie at Iranian-American Group's Insistence

Published: August 9, 2007, 3:43 pm

Tags: censorship, corporate liberalism, culture society, double standards, iran, harvey weinstein, entertainment media, crossing over, guardian

According to London's Guardian and a press release issued by the National Iranian American Council, the NIAC forced significant changes in the upcoming movie Crossing Over. The movie's plot featured an Iranian family, and all scenes relating to an honor killing and the phrase family honor were removed after ongoing conversations with the director. If significant changes were not made, the NIAC threatened that the film would generate serious backlash against the Iranian American community. After the complaint, the producer immediately contacted the NIAC and agreed to take its concerns into consideration. Even more surprising was how much access and influence the NIAC had over the Weinstein film starring Sean Penn and Harrison Ford (my emphasis throughout): NIAC later submitted its analysis and suggestions to the production team, which changed elements of the script and even re-shot certain scenes. The final product, the director says, does

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