Olivia Colman and Mark Ruffalo among 1,300 refusing to work with Israeli film firms

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"Actors Olivia Colman, Javier Bardem and Aimee Lou Wood are among more than 1,300 film workers who have signed a pledge refusing to work with Israeli film institutions implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people. The Film Workers For Palestine said that standing for equality, justice, and freedom for all people is a profound moral duty that none of us can ignore and added that they must speak out now against the harm done to the Palestinian people."

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