Wim Wenders pulls 1975 film Wrong Move from distribution

Acclaimed German director Wim Wenders has withdrawn his 1975 film "Wrong Move" from all distribution channels, citing a controversial scene featuring a then-13-year-old Nastassja Kinski topless. The decision, announced Wednesday by the Wim Wenders Foundation, follows decades of public discomfort expressed by Kinski and recent renewed scrutiny of the film.

In a statement, Wenders offered an unreserved apology to the actress. "As the only person responsible at the time for 'Wrong Move' who is still here, I recognize that Nastassja Kinski should have been better protected back then," he said. The foundation stated it is instructing streaming services, broadcasters, and distributors to cease public access to the film. Wenders said the film will remain unavailable until a "mutually agreed solution," developed through a broad dialogue involving Kinski and German film institutions, can be presented.

Kinski, who played a mute teenage acrobat in the film, has described the scene as inappropriate. In a recent interview, she stated, "That was my first film, he was my first director and he didn't protect me." She has voiced her wish to have the scene edited out for years. In the scene, her...