Gosh, it's a mystery, isn't it? Real police states don't permit dissent. They don't allow films critical of the state to be made or shown. We have so many anti-American films being made precisely because America isn't governed by the type of regime depicted in those films. Such irony!
In real dictatorships, such as Communist China or Communist Cuba, there are few or no movies critical of the government. One guy in Cuba made a documentary critical of Castro and his film was banned and he ended up given shock therapy in a mental institution. In China, where they have a thriving film industry with a lot of talented people, everyone has to steer clear of political topics to keep from getting in trouble. Fortunately, they're still able to make excellent films, such as Hero, In The Mood For Love, and Raise The Red Lantern. But they have to avoid modern political topics.
Even so, a few films that have touched on political issues have gotten people placed under house arrest and banned from filmmaking. Tian Zuangzuang is an outstanding director who made a film called The Blue Kite back in 1993. It revealed the brutality of Mao's Cultural Revolution. The government found out about the nature of the movie just as it was wrapping up principle photography. They shut the production down and the film had to be smuggled out of the country for post-production work. It was banned in China and Tian was placed under house arrest. He wasn't permitted to make another movie for six years, and to this day is only permitted to work under strict observation from the government.
Joan Chen's haunting film Xiu Xiu, The Sent Down Girl was also banned after the authorities found out what it was about. The young actress who played Xiu Xiu had to escape to Taiwan (where she became the youngest actress in history to win the Taiwan Academy Award for her performance).
Liberals are such hypocrites. And they're also cowards and liars.
Yep, looks like one of those “CIA secretely torturing yet another innocent-as-Bambi Egyptian chemical engineer” movies.
Gotta love Hollywierd. After Albore’s Emmy and Oscar, if anyone asks ... I drive a TAXI!