Lufthansa Loses Filmmaker's Oscar Statuette
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- Category: Russia
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-05-01 07:04 UTC
- Sources: Moscow Times
A Lufthansa flight has lost the Oscar statuette of filmmaker Pavel Talankin after TSA agents allegedly refused to let him bring it on board, claiming it could be used as a weapon.
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