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  "textContent": "The push back from Berlinale jury head Wim Wenders when it came to answering questions about politics sparked no shortage of headlines and outrage on the opening day of this year’s festival. It’s now led to one major withdrawal from Berlin, a typically highly-political festival, with news that celebrated Indian author Arundhati Roy has pulled […]",
  "title": "Indian Author Arundhati Roy Pulls Out of Berlinale Over Jury’s ‘Unconscionable’ Refusal to Comment on Gaza: ‘To Hear Them Say That Art Should Not Be Political Is Jaw-Dropping’"
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