Actress In Anti-Islam Film Speaks Out

[Blue Belle]

Source: Huffington Post
By Kia Makarechi

Anna Gurji & 'Innocence Of Muslims': Horrified Actress Writes Letter Explaining Her Role

Anna Gurji is one of the actresses who starred in "Desert Warrior," a movie that was supposed to be about tribal battles prompted by the arrival of a comet on Earth. Unfortunately, "Desert Warrior" was given a heavy dose of dubbing and post-production editing. The film is now known by a new, infamous name: "Innocence of Muslims."

The anti-Islam movie, which now centers on a negative portrayal of Muhammad, has led to riots around much of the Arab world. After a series of bizarre twists involving false identities, the man behind the project has been identified as Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, a man with a criminal past that includes convictions on federal fraud and methamphetamine charges. Nakoula was taken in for questioning early Saturday morning, but was not under arrest.

In a letter posted on author Neil Gaiman's website, Gurji makes explicit that she was not privy to Nakoula's plans.

"There was no mention EVER by anyone of MUHAMMAD and no mention of religion during the entire time I was on the set," she writes. "I am hundred percent certain nobody in the cast and nobody in the U.S. artistic side of the crew knew what was really planned for this 'Desert Warrior.'"

The actress said that when "people [ask me what my reaction is] after seeing that," she only has one word to offer: "shock."

"Two hours after I found out everything that had happened I gave 'Inside Edition' an interview, the duration of which I could not stop crying," she continues. "I feel shattered ... It’s painful to see how our faces were used to create something so atrocious without us knowing anything about it at all."

While Gurji fears for her safety, she has not gone into hiding. "I don’t know what else to do but speak the truth," she said. "I will not go into hiding (since I have nothing to hide), because if we don’t speak the truth, there is no world worth living for."

Alan Roberts, a softcore porn director, has been identified as the project's director. It appears as though he was also duped into thinking he was working on "Desert Warrior."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/17/anna-gurji-innocence-of-muslims-letter_n_1890041.html

[Cha]

1. Thanks for this Blue Belle..

So everyone was duped by..

"Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, a man with a criminal past that includes convictions on federal fraud and methamphetamine charges. Nakoula was taken in for questioning early Saturday morning, but was not under arrest."

And, mitt romney was falsely accusing Pres Obama of aplogizing for this asshole when the whole country should be apologizing for this Nakoula Asshole.

[regnaD kciN]

2. I don't know if this lady was duped...

...but I can say for sure that it isn't true for at least some of the cast. I've done low-budget film, and have had to do dialog substitution. I've become good at easily spotting looped (dubbed) dialog, and there are some instances in the film in question where the dubbing was obvious...but also many places where it was clear that no dubbing took place, especially places where several of the principals had lines that portrayed Islam as violent and tryannical, and which included mention of "Muhammed" or "the Quran.". However much some of the actors might want to disown the film (for their own safety?), clearly, at least some of them knew this was to be an anti-Islam screed from the get-go, and had no problem playing a part in such a film.

[Blue Belle]

3. It will be interesting...

to see if this actress files a lawsuit (if it is even possible) against the production company/ producer. If she is telling the truth it seems like it would be the next logical step.