Indian author Arundhati Roy quits Berlinale after ‘stay out of politics’ Gaza comments

SCMP · 2026-02-14
Indian author Arundhati Roy quits Berlinale after ‘stay out of politics’ Gaza comments

Award-winning Indian writer Arundhati Roy has said she is withdrawing from the Berlin Film Festival over jury president Wim Wenders’ comments that cinema should “stay out of politics” when asked about Gaza. Roy said in a statement on Friday that she was “shocked and disgusted” by responses from Wend