Martin McDonagh has called No campaigners 'rightwing swine' after a scene from one of his films featured in social media posts ahead of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum.
McDonagh told Guardian Australia he wasn't aware the clip was used in the 'no' campaign and the posts appeared to be "deliberate copyright infringement by a bunch of rightwing swine".
The British-Irish playwright and filmmaker said he stood with First Nations people and his agents and producer would ask Fair Australia to desist. Fair Australia later tagged the media organisation in another social media post referencing McDonagh's comments, saying: "Don't know how it works in Hollywood, but in Australia there's a thing called 'parody'."Seven Psychopaths is among several revered films written and directed by McDonagh, including In Bruges and The Banshees of Inisherin, both starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson.
Fair Australia is funded by the conservative lobby group Advance and headed by NT coalition senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price.Stay informed on the 2023 Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum from across the SBS Network, including First Nations perspectives through NITV.
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