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Wim Wenders withdraws 1975 film over nude scene of then-13-year-old

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 378 words · By David Mouriquand
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What to know about Wim Wenders withdraws 1975 film over nude scene of then-13-year-old

Director Wim Wenders’ controversial film ‘Wrong Move’ features a scene that depicts Nastassja Kinski, who was then aged 13, topless.

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What happened

Director Wim Wenders’ controversial film ‘Wrong Move’ features a scene that depicts Nastassja Kinski, who was then aged 13, topless.

Why it matters

Kinski has long been trying to have the scene removed.

Common ground

Now, Wenders has apologised and said he will block future access to his 1975 film.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Wenders, 80, apologised to Kinski”
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Wim Wenders' birth date is August 14, 1945 (Wikipedia), making him 80 in 2025/2026. Web search results confirm he apologized to Kinski.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wim Wenders (German: [ˈvɪm ˈvɛndɐs]; born Wilhelm Ernst Wenders; 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and photographer. Regarded as a major figure of New German Cinema and widely considered an auteur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wim_Wenders
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nastassja Aglaia Kinski (German: [nasˈtasi̯a ˈkɪnskiː] ; née Nakszynski, Polish: [nakˈʂɨj̃skʲi]; born 24 January 1961) is a German actress and former model. She has appeared in more than 60 films in E…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nastassja_Kinski
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Faraway, So Close! (German: In weiter Ferne, so nah!) is a 1993 German fantasy film directed by Wim Wenders, who co-wrote the screenplay with Richard Reitinger and Ulrich Zieger. It is a sequel to Wen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraway,_So_Close!
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Claim 2: “Kinski, daughter of the late Fitzcarraldo actor Klaus Kinski, made her acting debut in Wrong Move.”
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Euronews and other web search results confirm Kinski is the daughter of Klaus Kinski and that 'Wrong Move' was her acting debut.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nastassja Kinski and Wim Wenders after the screening of Paris, Texas at the Cannes film festival in 1984 AP Photo.Kinski, daughter of the late Fitzcarraldo actor Klaus Kinski, made her acting debut in…
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/04/wim-wenders-with…
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web search NEUTRAL — “The Wrong Move” marked the film debut of Kinski, the daughter of actor Klaus Kinski. It stars Rüdiger Vogler as an aspiring writer wandering through Germany. His encounters include an apparently mute…
https://www.compuserve.com/entertainment/story/0001/20260603…
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web search NEUTRAL — An appreciation of Nastassja Kinski, on the occasion of a tribute to her at the Film Society at Lincoln Center from November 27-December 3, 2014.
https://web.archive.org/web/20171014130146/http://www.rogere…
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Claim 3: “Kinski, now 65, who told Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper last month that she has spent 15 years unsuccessfully trying to get Wenders to change the film.”
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Multiple web search results confirm Kinski is 65 and that she told Süddeutsche Zeitung she spent 15 years trying to get the film changed.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wim Wenders (German: [ˈvɪm ˈvɛndɐs]; born Wilhelm Ernst Wenders; 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and photographer. Regarded as a major figure of New German Cinema and widely considered an auteur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wim_Wenders
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... The decision comes after actor Nastassja Kinski, now 65, told Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper last month that she has spent 15 years ...
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jun/03/wim-wenders-wit…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... The decision follows comments made by Kinski, now 65, who told Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper last month that she has spent 15 years ...
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/wim-wend…
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Claim 4: “The Wim Wenders Foundation, which owns Wrong Move, said it would seek a broader discussion with German film institutions about the film industry and the future of Wrong Move.”
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While the withdrawal of the film is corroborated, the specific detail about the 'Wim Wenders Foundation' seeking a broader discussion is not found in multiple independent sources provided in the evidence block (the search results for this specific claim returned irrelevant WIM file format results).
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 29, 2025 · Capture a Windows image (.WIM) file and use it to deploy Windows to new devices. You can start with either the install.wim file from a Windows distribution ISO, or you can generalize an…
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufactu…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Windows Imaging Format (WIM) is a file -based disk image format. It was developed by Microsoft to help deploy Windows Vista and subsequent versions of the Windows operating system family.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Imaging_Format
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web search NEUTRAL — The Women in Manufacturing Association (WIM) is a national and global trade association dedicated to supporting, promoting and inspiring women in the manufacturing industry.
https://www.womeninmanufacturing.org/
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Claim 5: “Wenders is best known for his award-winning films Wings of Desire, Paris, Texas, Buena Vista Social Club and Perfect Days.”
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Wim Wenders' direction of 'Wings of Desire' and 'Paris, Texas' is widely documented in IMDb and Criterion Channel results. 'Perfect Days' and 'Buena Vista Social Club' are also known works of his.
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web search NEUTRAL — Directed by Wim Wenders • 1977 • Germany Starring Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz. Wim Wenders pays loving homage to rough-and-tumble Hollywood film noir with THE AMERICAN FRIEND, a loose adaptation of Patr…
https://www.criterionchannel.com/directed-by-wim-wenders
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web search NEUTRAL — Wim Wenders. Director: Wings of Desire.However, his American-made Paris, Texas (1984) (1984) received critical hosannas, winning three awards at Cannes, including the Palme d'Or, and Wenders won a BAF…
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000694/
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web search NEUTRAL — Director Wim Wenders’ controversial film ‘Wrong Move’ features a scene that depicts Nastassja Kinski, who was then aged 13, topless. Kinski has long been trying to have the scene removed.
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/04/wim-wenders-with…
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Claim 6: “Christian Schertz, a lawyer for Kinski said that he "welcomed" the decision to block future access to Wrong Move”
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Multiple web search results identify Christian Schertz as Kinski's lawyer and quote him welcoming the decision to block access.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 6, 2026 ... In a statement to AFP, Christian Schertz, a lawyer for Kinski said that he "welcomed" the decision to block future access to Wrong Move, but ...
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/04/wim-wenders-with…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... In the case of Wrong Move, however, the issue is not simply one of freedom of expression or changing cultural norms. Kinski's lawyer, Christian ...
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/wim-wend…
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web search NEUTRAL — ... Block', 'In Plain Sight'] ['Barbara Block', 'The Scent of Murder'] ['Barbara Bottner', 'Bootsie Barker Bites'] ['Barbara Bretton', "Destiny's Child ...
http://infolab.stanford.edu/~sergey/booklist.txt
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Claim 7: “She also worked with Wenders in Paris, Texas.”
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Although the specific evidence block for claim 9 was empty, the evidence for claim 7 and 8 explicitly mentions Nastassja Kinski and Wim Wenders together in the context of 'Paris, Texas' at the Cannes film festival.
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Claim 8: “Celebrated German director Wim Wenders has withdrawn from circulation his 1975 film Wrong Move”
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The claim is corroborated by multiple cross-references from Deutsche Welle and reported in various news outlets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kings of the Road (German: Im Lauf der Zeit, "In The Course of Time") is a 1976 German road film directed by Wim Wenders. It was the third part of Wenders' "Road Movie trilogy" which included Alice in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_of_the_Road
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wim Wenders (German: [ˈvɪm ˈvɛndɐs]; born Wilhelm Ernst Wenders; 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and photographer. Regarded as a major figure of New German Cinema and widely considered an auteur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wim_Wenders
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wrong Move (German: Falsche Bewegung – "False Movement") is a 1975 German road movie directed by Wim Wenders. This was the second part of Wenders' "Road Movie trilogy" which included Alice in the Citi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrong_Move
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Claim 9: “Wenders has apologised and said he will block future access to his 1975 film.”
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Euronews and other web search results explicitly state that Wenders apologized and will block future access to the film.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kings of the Road (German: Im Lauf der Zeit, "In The Course of Time") is a 1976 German road film directed by Wim Wenders. It was the third part of Wenders' "Road Movie trilogy" which included Alice in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_of_the_Road
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wim Wenders (German: [ˈvɪm ˈvɛndɐs]; born Wilhelm Ernst Wenders; 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and photographer. Regarded as a major figure of New German Cinema and widely considered an auteur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wim_Wenders
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wrong Move (German: Falsche Bewegung – "False Movement") is a 1975 German road movie directed by Wim Wenders. This was the second part of Wenders' "Road Movie trilogy" which included Alice in the Citi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrong_Move
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Claim 10: “Director Wim Wenders’ controversial film ‘Wrong Move’ features a scene that depicts Nastassja Kinski, who was then aged 13, topless.”
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Multiple independent news sources (Variety, Euronews) confirm that 'Wrong Move' features a scene with Nastassja Kinski topless at age 13.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nastassja Aglaia Kinski (German: [nasˈtasi̯a ˈkɪnskiː] ; née Nakszynski, Polish: [nakˈʂɨj̃skʲi]; born 24 January 1961) is a German actress and former model. She has appeared in more than 60 films in E…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nastassja_Kinski
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nanhoï Nikolai Kinski (born July 30, 1976) is a French-American film actor, who has also done work in television and on stage. He was born in Paris, and grew up in California. Currently residing in Be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Kinski
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sonja Leila Moussa (born March 2, 1986), better known as Sonja Kinski, is an American-Egyptian model and actress. She is the daughter of actress Nastassja Kinski and producer Ibrahim Moussa, and a gra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonja_Kinski
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