South Africa’s main cinema houses have pulled a documentary about US First Lady Melania Trump just ahead of its release, with the distributor citing “the current climate”, local media reported.<\/p>\n
“Melania” was not listed on the websites of the Nu Metro or Ster Kinekor theatres on Thursday, the day before its international release on January 30.<\/p>\n
News24 media reported Wednesday the South African distributor Filmfinity had abruptly dropped the film.<\/p>\n
“Given the current climate, the film will no longer be releasing theatrically in (the) territory,” the site quoted the distributor’s head of marketing, Thobashan Govindarajulu, as saying.<\/p>\n
It was not clear what “climate” he was referring to and AFP could not immediately reach a company representative for details.<\/p>\n
Nu Metro confirmed to AFP Thursday that it had been told by Filmfinity to withdraw the film.<\/p>\n
“The rights sit with Filmfinity, and it’s at their request that we are not releasing it,” Nu Metro said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The South African government has strained ties with the administration of President Donald Trump, which has criticised Pretoria’s position on a range of domestic and international policies.<\/p>\n
Trump has notably repeated false claims that Pretoria is behind a “genocide” of the white Afrikaans community, which he has invited to settle in the United States.<\/p>\n
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