Von Trier faces charges in France

LONDON – Danish film director Lars Von Trier said yesterday he faced charges for possible violation of a French law that bans…

LONDON – Danish film director Lars Von Trier said yesterday he faced charges for possible violation of a French law that bans justifying war crimes after joking about Nazis and Hitler at the Cannes film festival in May. I

In a statement, the controversial 55-year-old added that he would not make any more statements or give interviews after police questioned him in Denmark yesterday. – (Reuters)

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