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French actor Gerard Depardieu looks at a glass during a news conference in Chechnya's provincial capital Grozny, Russia, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Depardieu announced his plans to star in a drama about a Chechen man investigating and avenging the death of his son in Moscow. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev)

GROZNY, Russia (AP) - French actor Gerard Depardieu will star in a drama about a Chechen man who seeks revenge for the killing of his son.

Chechnya, a southern Russian province, has been in the spotlight since it emerged that the suspects in April's Boston marathon bombing are ethnic Chechens.

The predominantly Muslim province was devastated by two separatist wars with Moscow, and its current Kremlin-backed ruler has been widely criticized for human rights violations.

The ruler, Ramzan Kadyrov, has been a gracious host to Depardieu, giving him an expensive apartment in the Chechen capital, Grozny, after the actor got Russian citizenship in January.

Depardieu said Tuesday that the drama, titled "Turquoise," will be directed by French filmmaker Philippe Martinez and will also star British actress Elizabeth Hurley.


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    Solitaire wrote...
    Goverment
    February 23, 2013 11:05 am
    Oh, I can see it now all of you wealthy people in the motion picture industry and music industry setting up citizenship in Russia to escape taxes or some place else in the world. No different then the second guy to make the most money from FaceBook taking up citizenship over in a Asian country before they became a public company on the stock exchange. I'm sure this guy is a "C" listed actor from France. Wonder where all of our "A" & "B" lister's will go to avoid taxes. This idiot spouting off that he wants to be a "ambassador of Democracy for the world". Real Russia of all places.
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    Solitaire wrote...
    Great Actors On the Political Stage
    February 23, 2013 12:13 pm
    Obama, acting like Robinhood stealing from the rich to give to the poor. Wondering where all the wealthy people will run to? How about Africa? We have moved enough of our military there to make them feel some what safe. Our media isn't talking much about this current event at all in the world. Obama has gotten our troops now over there with all the little made up wars going on in Africa. Our troops being kept very busy for the New World Order. A save haven for the wealthy to run. Just think about that one for anything is possible with the chaos that this administration has contrived.
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    Solitaire wrote...
    Con't The Political Stage
    February 23, 2013 12:27 pm
    Tearing down of every industry we have in site is what I see being done? This actor above in this article is as good as the Obama-aide Anita Dunn speaking about her belief. She gave a speech at some high school stating that Mao Zedong was a great leader.How did this women get so close to the President? It was because he wanted her there. We are becoming closer to the Kremlin with all it's tzar then any of us wish to think. Google... Anita Dunn and watch her speech. The wealthy will depart no different then our corporations did to looked else where for cheaper labor cost.
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    Solitaire wrote...
    Con't The Political Stage & Obama's Agenda
    February 23, 2013 12:43 pm
    Obama stated just last week he wanted to raise the minimum wage to $9.00 an hour. That will only put us into more of a tail spin with hyper-inflation because if we pay more in wages the items will only cost more to be consumed. There will be more unemployment that is already being hidden with the numbers that this administration is putting out. We are really at about 23% because they are not even counting the ones that have stopped looking for work. This president is out to get his hands in every facet of our life's acting like he is Robinhood. Wise-up America.
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    Bad timing
    May 21, 2013 7:49 am
    I think we've quite had enough Chechens seeking revenge.
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    Solitaire is right
    May 21, 2013 8:50 am
    The person who was elected to be POTUS has done everything he can to throw a wrench into every possible instance. He apologizes to muslims and lies to Americans. He sends billions to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood and cuts spending on our own military. The only thing with which we should be more concerned than the traitors currently occupying the White House is the abundance of ignorant and misinformed voters who put him there.
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