It may be weeks before Roman Polanski ‘s extradition request is heard in Swiss courts. Meanwhile, the world is gripped with confusion and outrage, a heady combination in what is shaping up as one of the great kerfuffles of our times. “Film-makers in France, in Europe, in the United States and around the world are dismayed by this decision,” says the petition which, according to the Guardian , has now been signed by more than 70 film industry luminaries, including Polanski’s fellow directors Michael Mann, Wim Wenders, Pedro Almodóvar, Darren Aronofsky, Terry Gilliam, Julian Schnabel, the Dardenne brothers, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Wong Kar-Wai, Walter Salles and Jonathan Demme.
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Free Roman Polanski! Demand Harvey Weinstein and Woody Allen
