Has Miral run into a bit of trouble regarding its U.N. screening?

Apparently, according to The Hollywood Reporter:

The American Jewish Committee has called upon the president of the U.N.General Assembly to reconsider his decision to sponsor a screening of Julian Schnabel’s new movie Miral at the U.N. on Monday night.

In a letter sent to General Assembly president Joseph Deiss on Friday, AJC executive director David Harris accused the movie, about a young Palestinian woman growing up in Jerusalem, of portraying Israel “in a highly negative light,” calling it “blatantly one-sided.”But the film-makers quickly rejected that interpretation of the film in statements issued by the Weinstein Co., which is releasing the film on Friday.

“As a Jewish American, I can categorically state that I would not be releasing a film that was flagrantly biased towards Israel or Judaism,”Harvey Weinstein said.

Schnabel, who shot the film in Jerusalem, said, “I love the State of Israel. I believe in it, and my film is about preserving it, not hurting it.

Understanding is part of the Jewish way and Jewish people are supposed to be good listeners. But if we don’t listen to the other side, we can never have peace.”

Screenwriter Rula Jebreal, who adapted her own autobiographical novel, said that, “Miral is a story about human beings -- Palestinian, Israeli, Muslim, Jewish and Christian -- and it explores how we all react differently to the violence around us, whether physical, emotional, political or otherwise. It is a film about love, education, understanding, and peace. That seems like a good thing to show at the United Nations.”

Producer Jon Kilik invited the AJC to attend the screening, saying, “We made this film in order to encourage the very dialogue that the AJC seems to want to prevent. We hope that AJC will come to the premiere instead of trying to cancel it.”

Miral already survived another hurdle when it was initially given a restrictive R-rating by the Classification and Rating Administration. The film-makers successfully appealed that rating, and the film is now rated PG-13.

-Joey's Two Cents: Doesn't seem like a big deal to me, but what do I know? Thoughts?