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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Carla Feric

Controversial film made free to watch on X for 48 hours

  • The film Citizen Vigilante , starring Armie Hammer , has been made available for free viewing on X for a limited 48-hour window.
  • Directed by Uwe Boll, the German-produced action-thriller depicts Hammer as a businessman who becomes a vigilante targeting criminals and corrupt judges.
  • The film has drawn significant criticism for its extreme violence and alleged anti-immigration stance, with Germany refusing it a rating and effectively banning its release within the country.
  • Boll said in a series of posts the film was uploaded “exclusively” on X for global viewing and claimed it "represents 50 per cent of the population" who believe "we cannot continue with these unbelievable, wrong migration policies in Europe and America."
  • Boll told The Telegraph he cast Hammer in the lead role "because he was cancelled and wanted to work”. It follows a series of sexual abuse and misconduct accusations against the 39-year-old actor in 2021, which he vehemently denied and for which no charges were pressed.

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Armie Hammer’s banned thriller made free to watch for 48 hours

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