Overview
- The Wim Wenders Foundation has ordered the immediate withdrawal of Wrong Move from current distribution and told streaming services, broadcasters and distributors to stop public access to the 1975 film.
- The move responds to a scene in which Nastassja Kinski, who was 13 when the movie was shot, appears topless and who has repeatedly asked for the film to be removed.
- Wim Wenders issued an unconditional apology saying Kinski should have been better protected and reversed comments he made earlier this month defending the film's availability.
- The foundation holds the film's exploitation rights and will consult Kinski and German film institutions in a review that could allow a re-release only if all parties accept a proposed solution.
- Kinski’s lawyer said the withdrawal should have happened years ago and critics say the decision highlights how archives and festivals must now balance access to older works with updated standards for child protection.