Roman Polanski to make a new movie with lots of CHILDREN in it! (Shudder)

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Roman Polanski to make a new movie with lots of CHILDREN in it! (Shudder)

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Director Roman Polanski To Remake 'Oliver Twist'

Release Date: September 23, 2005 (limited; wide release: September 30)
Studio: TriStar Pictures (Sony)
Director: Roman Polanski
Screenwriter: Ronald Harwood
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Barney Clark, Lewis Chase, Frances Cuka, Jake Curran, Harry Eden, Frank Finlay, Jamie Foreman, Chris Overton, Leanne Rowe, Mark Strong, Jeremy Swift, Joseph Tremain
Genre: Drama, Family
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for disturbing images)

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Plot Summary: Following their Academy-Award winning film, "The Pianist," director Roman Polanski and writer Ronal Harwood re-imagine Charles Dickens' classic story of a young orphan boy who gets involved with a gang of pickpockets in 19th Century London. Abandoned at an early age, Oliver Twist (Barney Clark) is forced to live in a workhouse lorded over by the awful Mr. Bumble, who cheats the boys of their meager rations. Desperate yet determined, Oliver makes his escape to the streets of London. Penniless and alone, he is lured into a world of crime by the sinister Fagin (Sir Ben Kingsley) - the mastermind of a gang of pint-sized pickpockets. Oliver's rescue by the kindly Mr. Brownlow is only the beginning of a series of adventures that lead him to the promise of a better life.

More:
http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=7079

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Roman Polański
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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Pleaded guilty to rape of 13 year old girl

The success of Chinatown had made Polański a highly visible figure in the Hollywood community and secured his reputation as a gifted filmmaker. However, he became embroiled in a scandal surrounding rape charges involving him and Samantha Geimer, the 13-year-old daughter of an actress.

Polański was initially charged with rape, suspicion of sodomy, child molestation and furnishing dangerous drugs to a minor; however, these charges were eventually reduced to statutory rape at the request of the victim's mother to avoid a trial. It was alleged the director drugged her with quaaludes and alcohol, and then proceeded to have sexual intercourse with her. The sister of the girl heard her reporting the fact of sexual intercourse to her friend over the phone. When Gemier's mother reported the incident to the police, Polański fled the United States but returned later to face the charges.

A fugitive from the United States

On February 1, 1978, after pleading guilty to the charges, Polański skipped bail and fled to France. France has a policy not to extradite its own citizens, which is reflected in the extradition treaty between France and the United States. As a consequence, American requests of extradition could not be heeded. It was possible, however, for the US government to request Polański's prosecution by the French authorities. (The Washington Post, February 3, 1978 <1>). However, US authorities chose not to avail themselves of this possibility.

The United States could still request the arrest and extradition of Polański from other countries, should he visit them, mostly travelling between France and Poland. As a consequence, Polański has since avoided visits to countries that were likely to extradite him.

In a 2003 interview, Samantha Geimer said that "I'm sure if he could go back, he wouldn't do it again. He made a terrible mistake but he's paid for it."

More:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Polanski#Pleaded_guilty_to_rape_of_13_year_old_girl\

Two simple rules for raising your children

1) Do not let them play at The Neverland Ranch
2) Do not let them make fims with Roman Polanski