In ‘Retrograde' lawsuit, war-zone filmmaking could face a legal test
The suit filed in California Superior Court for Los Angeles County against National Geographic, Disney, Hulu and director Matthew Heineman's production company alleges that an Afghan man who appeared in the Emmy-winning 'Retrograde' was killed by the Taliban because filmmakers ignored warnings that showing him would put him in danger.
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