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Anti-Torture Protesters Torture D.C. 'Zero Dark Thirty' Premiere

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Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty" has led to a lot of noise-making over its sensitive (and potentially misleading) interrogation content, and the streak continued on as anti-torture protesters, some wearing hoods and orange prison suits, picketed the film's politician-filled Washington D.C. premiere last night.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, angry campaigners affiliated with Amnesty International hit the event — which was attended by several members of Capitol Hill, President Barack Obama's administration and various journos — and declared via signage that "torture is wrong," along with suggesting that the cinematic hunt for Osama bin Laden was sanctioned by the Pentagon. Get More »