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Wim Wenders withdraws film with disputed child nude scene

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · · 1219 words · By Elizabeth Grenier
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Kinski has been trying for years to get filmmaker Wim Wenders to remove a scene from the movie.

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What happened

Kinski has been trying for years to get filmmaker Wim Wenders to remove a scene from the movie.

Why it matters

In the brief scene, her co-star Rüdiger Vogler (then over 30 years old) visits the 13-year-old in her bedroom, where she is lying on a bed wearing only panties.

Common ground

The man undresses down to his underwear and lies on top of her; he slaps her and then caresses her face.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.dw.com/en/wim-wenders-withdraws-film-with-disputed-child-nude-scene/…

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 17 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Through his acceptance speech for the Honorary Prize for Lifetime Achievement at the German Film Awards ceremony held in Berlin on May 29, Wenders turned the dispute into a wider public debate.”
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The claim is confirmed by a cross-reference and multiple web search results stating Wenders received the Lifetime Achievement award at the German Film Awards in Berlin on May 29.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 76th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 16 to 27 May 2023. Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund served as jury president. With the French film Anatomy of a Fall winning the Palme d'Or, the fes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Cannes_Film_Festival
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peter Handke (German: [ˈpeːtɐ ˈhantkə]; born 6 December 1942) is an Austrian novelist, playwright, translator, poet, film director, and screenwriter. He was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Handke
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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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Claim 2: “George Lucas made changes to his original "Star Wars" trilogy films for their 20th anniversary in 1997.”
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The claim is only present in the cross-reference provided; no other evidence was gathered to corroborate the specific 1997 date for the 20th anniversary changes.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — George Lucas made changes to his original "Star Wars" trilogy films for their 20th anniversary in 1997.
https://www.dw.com/en/wim-wenders-withdraws-film-with-disput…
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Claim 3: “a court permanently dismissed their case in October 2024”
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Claim 4: “They filed a lawsuit $500-million lawsuit against Paramount Pictures over a nude scene in the film.”
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Claim 5: “From "Aladdin" (1992) to "Lilo & Stitch" (2002), many classic Disney movies have been edited in reissue editions or in the versions streamed on the Disney+ platform”
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The specific claim about 'Aladdin' and 'Lilo & Stitch' being edited for Disney+ is only mentioned in the cross-reference (Deutsche Welle); the provided web search results for Disney are general homepages and do not confirm these specific edits.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Walt Disney Company ... The Walt Disney Company, commonly and globally known as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disn…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company
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web search NEUTRAL — The official website for all things Disney: theme parks, resorts, movies, tv programs, characters, games, videos, music, shopping, and more!
https://www.disney.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Log in to Disney+ with your MyDisney account. If you don't have one, you will be prompted to create an account before signing up
https://www.disneyplus.com/identity/login
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Claim 6: “Shields also recounted how she felt "forced" and uncomfortable on the set of the 1980 film "The Blue Lagoon," which was filmed when she was 14, while her co-star Christopher Atkins was 18.”
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Claim 7: “The acclaimed German director first reacted publicly to Kinski's demands in 2024”
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The specific detail that Wenders 'first reacted publicly' to the demands in 2024 is found in the cross-reference (Deutsche Welle), but other sources discuss the withdrawal in 2026 without explicitly confirming the 2024 start date of the public reaction.
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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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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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Claim 8: “Steven Spielberg regretted modifying "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" for the 20th anniversary reissue of the sci-fi blockbuster in 2002. In the revised version, federal agents who were originally shown carrying guns were holding walkie-talkies instead.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that in the 2002 20th anniversary reissue of E.T., guns were replaced with walkie-talkies.
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web search NEUTRAL — But E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial pictures are bathed in warm, autumnal oranges and deep, velvety shadows.The 20th-anniversary re-release in 2002 tried to "fix" some of these things with CGI, famously re…
https://filtron.co/why-et-the-extra-terrestrial-pictures-sti…
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2002 a special 20th anniversary version was released that made substantial changes to the film.Does every frame of the film have to be as it was back then? Is an E.T. with walkie-talkies instead of…
https://harmanhoetink.com/blog/notes-on-watching-et-again/
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web search NEUTRAL — But, of course, the biggest thing that everybody talks about when it comes to the reissue and you’ve already seen it here….the guns being replaced by walkie talkies: There’s no way to defend this deci…
https://bashful269.wordpress.com/2020/11/24/my-take-on-362-t…
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Claim 9: “Ridley Scott re-cut his 1982 sci-fi hit "Blade Runner" in 2007”
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The claim is only present in the cross-reference provided; no other evidence was gathered to corroborate the specific 2007 date for the re-cut.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Ridley Scott re-cut his 1982 sci-fi hit "Blade Runner" in 2007
https://www.dw.com/en/wim-wenders-withdraws-film-with-disput…
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Claim 10: “"That was a mistake," Spielberg said at a US Time magazine forum in 2023.”
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Multiple web sources and a cross-reference confirm that Steven Spielberg stated at the TIME 100 Summit in 2023 that modifying the guns in E.T. was a mistake.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 26, 2023 ... Speaking at the TIME 100 Summit recently, the Oscar-winning filmmaker said he made “a mistake” years ago when he edited guns out of “E.T. ...
https://www.goldderby.com/film/2023/steven-spielberg-regrets…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 1, 2023 ... "That was a mistake," he said. "I never should have done that. ET is a product of its era. No film should be revised based on the lenses we now ...
https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a43752193/steven-spielberg…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 26, 2023 ... “That was a mistake,” Spielberg said during a master class at the Time 100 Summit. “I never should have done that. ET is a product of its era.
https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/new…
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Claim 11: “In the brief scene, her co-star Rüdiger Vogler (then over 30 years old) visits the 13-year-old in her bedroom, where she is lying on a bed wearing only panties. The man undresses down to his underwear and lies on top of her; he slaps her and then caresses her face.”
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Multiple web sources describe the scene involving 13-year-old Nastassja Kinski and Rüdiger Vogler (described as a man in his 30s) as distressing and involving nudity/topless scenes.
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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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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... German filmmaker Wim Wenders on Wednesday said he has pulled his 1975 movie “The Wrong Move” over a nude scene featuring a then-13-year-old ...
https://www.facebook.com/yahooentertainment/posts/german-fil…
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web search NEUTRAL — German director Wim Wenders (Paris, Texas, Perfect Days) has pulled his 1975 film Wrong Move (Falsche Bewegung) out of circulation, citing a controversial ...
https://www.imdb.com/news/ni65868251/
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Claim 12: “Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting were just 15 and 16 when they starred in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 "Romeo and Juliet."”
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Claim 13: “Louis Malle's "Pretty Baby" (1978) starred a 12-year-old Brooke Shields, who appeared nude in the role of a child prostitute.”
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Claim 14: “Just a week after the release of "The Shining" in 1980, Stanley Kubrick ordered projectionists to cut out a scene reviewers deemed confusing out of his iconic movie.”
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Claim 15: “The film [Pretty Baby] was banned in some Canadian provinces until 1995.”
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Claim 16: “Wenders, who also later collaborated with Kinski as the star of his acclaimed "Paris, Texas" (1984) and in "Faraway, So Close!" (1993).”
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Wikipedia and IMDb both confirm that Wim Wenders directed Nastassja Kinski in 'Paris, Texas' (1984) and 'Faraway, So Close!' (1993).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paris, Texas is a 1984 drama road film directed by Wim Wenders, co-written by Sam Shepard and L. M. Kit Carson, and produced by Don Guest. A co-production of West Germany, France, and the United Kingd…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris,_Texas_(film)
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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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Claim 17: “The Wim Wenders Foundation announced on Wednesday that the 1975 film "Falsche Bewegung" ("The Wrong Move") is being withdrawn from circulation for the time being.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Wim Wenders announced the withdrawal of 'The Wrong Move' (Falsche Bewegung) from circulation on June 3, 2026, due to a scene involving a 13-year-old.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Perfect Days is a 2023 drama film directed by Wim Wenders from a script written by Wenders and Takuma Takasaki. A co-production between Japan and Germany, the film follows the routine life of Hirayama…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_Days
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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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