Overview
- Wim Wenders, who announced on Wednesday, June 3, apologized to Nastassja Kinski and said his foundation was withdrawing the 1975 film Wrong Move from all current distribution channels.
- The contested scene shows Kinski topless at age 13 and she has long sought changes to the film after saying she was not protected during production.
- The Wim Wenders Foundation said it will seek a broad, mediated dialogue with German film institutions and will only consider re-release after a mutually agreed solution that includes Kinski.
- Kinski’s lawyer welcomed the decision as overdue and warned it came only after recent public pressure, while Wenders said public reactions helped sharpen his understanding of events at the time.
- The case adds to a wider reassessment of older films that feature minors or scenes filmed without full consent and could prompt institutions to set clearer rules for protecting child actors and handling legacy works.