German actress and former model Nastassja Kinski on Friday thanked to those who had supported her in her efforts to secure the withdrawal of the 1975 Wim Wenders film "Wrong Move," in which she was shown topless at the age of 13.
The Oscar-nominated German director said on Wednesday he would block access to the film for the time being following Kinski's candid interview in May with the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, in which she said had for years asked Wenders in vain to remove the scene.
"Thank you for that [opportunity to share], and thank you to everyone who contacted me afterward," Kinski, the daughter of the late actor Klaus Kinski, posted on Instagram. "It wasn't easy, but it was long overdue to address this moment in my very first film."
The actress said the director had ignored her objections because of her young age at the time.
“Precisely because of that, he should have acted, taken me seriously, my request, but Wim Wenders was nowhere to be found,” Kinski wrote.
Her lawyer, Christian Schertz, had said that Wenders, 80, had "been refusing for years" to have a face-to-face conversation with Kinski about the scene.
Film temporarily withdrawn
Wenders said in a statement that the film would be withdrawn from all current distribution channels for the time being. Streaming, TV and distribution partners would be instructed to no longer make the film publicly available.
He also said the actress "should have been better protected back then," adding: "For that, I apologize to you, Nastassja, unreservedly, no ifs and buts."
At the recent German Film Awards, Wenders said that he would "never do the scene like that again today."
