BTS RM’s Documentary Skips Israel In Global Screening Announcement
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BTS‘s RM recently announced that his documentary RM: Right People, Wrong Place will be released in cinemas worldwide.
<RM: Right People, Wrong Place> has been selected for the 29th Busan International Film Festival and will premiere globally starting December 5, 2024.
This documentary delves into the creation of RM’s second solo album, Right Place, Wrong Person, capturing his profound reflections on his identity, love, and his artistic passions.
‘I’d try to see to what extent I could be truly honest with myself as RM, or as Kim Namjoon.’
This film invites you to explore the depths of his soul, as he ponders on who he really is—caught between his roles as the leader of BTS, the solo artist RM, and simply as the person Kim Namjoon.
— Weverse
<RM: Right People, Wrong Place> Main Poster
For the first time, RM—or just Kim Namjoon—steps forward, and opens the door to speak to his audience.📅 Dec 5, in Cinemas Worldwide
🎫 1st Ticket Open: Nov 6
🔗 More info: https://t.co/msmw2ki1nD#RM #RightPeopleWrongPlace pic.twitter.com/hrRhT8ORGH— BTS_official (@bts_bighit) October 29, 2024
Naturally, ARMYs were curious to see what countries would be showing the film. They were pleasantly surprised to see Israel was excluded.
Since October 2023, the death toll in the Gaza Strip has reportedly surpassed 43,061 people, including 16,765 children, according to Al Jazeera, while 101,223 people have been injured due to Israeli attacks. More than 10,000 are missing, and Palestinians in Gaza are struggling to survive as they are starving, displaced, and lost homes, family, and friends.
Additionally, Israel is considered an “apartheid state” due to its illegal occupation and administration of the Palestinian territories. So, some netizens consider it unethical for HYBE to release any of its artists’ documentaries in Israel, especially during the ongoing war against Palestine.
Israel’s policies and actions in its ongoing occupation and administration of the Palestinian territories have drawn accusations that it is committing the crime of apartheid. Leading Palestinian, Israeli and international human rights groups have said that the totality and severity of the human rights violations against the Palestinians residing in the occupied territories, and by some in Israel proper, amount to the crime against humanity of apartheid. Israel and some of its Western allies have rejected the accusation, with the former often labeling the charge antisemitic.
— Wikipedia
Previously, ARMYs demanded HYBE cancel screenings of Jungkook and Suga’s respective documentary screenings in Israel. HYBE ignored ARMYs’ requests at the time. Now, they feel it’s a small win that RM’s is not being screened in Israel.
rpwp docu isn’t being shown in israel!! pic.twitter.com/38rXOij820
— bangtan loving hours open 24/7 (@battletears2) October 29, 2024
ARMY, some great news! Namjoon’s documentary “RPWP”, which will start screening from December 5th world wide, is not going to be shown in the settler colony of Israel! This is a win and a first step for all of us who have been demanding no more BTS movie screenings in the… pic.twitter.com/ybptRfae2g
— ARMY for Palestine (@ARMY4Palestine) October 29, 2024
the fucking sigh of relief i let out to see that isnotreal is FINALLY not on a bts documentary screening list… thank you namjoon omfg god bless 😭 https://t.co/0sEXYv8qWz pic.twitter.com/8sr8VeUAp4
— 🏐 ♡ paris !! ⁷ ꪜ ia 4 uni (@jooniekisser) October 29, 2024
Some ARMYs were surprised to see Lebanon included. Like Palestine, Lebanon is under attack by Israel currently. More than 77 people recently were killed due to Israeli air strikes in Lebanon.
namjoon's documentary will not be aired in isnoreal but I see tickets for lebanon, small but we can finally see a change pic.twitter.com/XZYqcAV6cf
— star ⁷ 🇵🇸🍉 (@studioyoongi) October 29, 2024
Bro Lebanon? BROOOOO
That’s insane but amazing tbh.
Seeing Lebanon but not Israel. Amazing win https://t.co/9RTnmcxJ8r— pink 🔻🇱🇧 (@btsnthusiasts) October 29, 2024
no screening of joon’s rpwp documentary film in israel and will be airing his art in lebanon. a small win but let’s hope that this be the start of something good!
— sanjida⁷ (@myg7kosmos) October 29, 2024
Still, some ARMYs are continuing to boycott due to HYBE’s ties to Zionism, as HYBE America CEO Scooter Braun remains in a position of power.
no screening in israel and screening in lebanon, microscopic steps but i hope this is a reaction to our demands and will remain like this in the future. i will still boycott the rpwp documentary because scooter is still there but i really hope we are moving in the right direction https://t.co/IVocWpIZh4
— lara 🍉 (@dionysusonfire) October 29, 2024
while it's great that the 🐨 film isn't being shown in israel, please remember that hybe is still working with zionists (and an ex iof soldier!) and are exploiting and overworking groups under their label. hybe does NOT need your money. boycott!!! #HybeDivestFromZionism
— autumn (@ghiblijoonies) October 29, 2024
I m boycotting until zionism is out of that company pic.twitter.com/pJFPXby9Kx
— mervet⁷🔻 (@maroualovie) October 29, 2024
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