Overview

• Commune Image cited its charter barring political events when canceling the July 9 screening.
• Valérie Pécresse pledged to host the film in the Île-de-France regional council auditorium in Saint-Ouen.
• The film’s distributor has confirmed that screening rights remain available for a September reprogramming.
• Le Printemps républicain, La Licra and other advocacy groups denounced the venue’s decision as soft censorship and capitulation.
• The dispute highlights tensions over freedom of expression, secular values and collective memory on the 10th anniversary of the 2015 attacks.