Weinsteins Take On 'Dixie Chicks' Documentary

[Monday, August 21st, 2006]
Dixie ChicksThe Weinstein Co. has preemptively bought the rights to the documentary Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing, says Variety.

The feature, helmed by Barbara Kopple and Cecilia Peck, follows the female country music trio over three years while the band was under fire for publicly criticizing George Bush in 2003.

"The Dixie Chicks paid a huge price for questioning the invasion of Iraq and daring to say what millions of people were thinking," Peck said. "Our film looks at the cost of standing up for what you believe in."

The movie will have its world premiere as a gala presentation next month in Toronto.

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