Censorship: The CIA asked the writer of Zero Dark Thirty to alter a scene so that the film's protagonist, CIA agent Maya, played by Jessica Chastain, does not help torture a prisoner, a newly released memo reveals
Torture Scenes In Zero Dark Thirty Were Cut Or Altered At The CIA's Request, Declassified Memo Reveals -- Daily Mail
* Original opening scene had CIA agent Maya helping torture a prisoner
* CIA requested this was changed so she only observes the torture
* Second torture scene involving dogs cut entirely following CIA request
U.S. intelligence pressured the writer of the film Zero Dark Thirty to alter or remove scenes of torture from the script, it has been revealed.
The blockbuster film about the killing of Osama Bin Laden, dubbed a 'publicity coup' for the CIA and Obama administration, had scenes cut or rewritten at the request of the agency.
It was already known that the filmmakers had been provided with secret information about how the raid was planned, but the latest revelations show the extent to which spies shaped its narrative.
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My Comment: Everyone is worried about their image .... and in today's hyper-political world who would blame the CIA.