The director of Oscar-nominated Green Book has said “our hearts were in the right place” while making the controversial film. The director of Oscar-nominated Green Book has said “our hearts were in the right place” while making the controversial film. Green Book director Peter Farrelly: Our heart was in the right placeBased on a true story, the movie stars Mahershala Ali as jazz musician Don Shirley and Viggo Mortensen as the no-nonsense bodyguard assigned to drive him through the segregated Deep South of the 1960s. Mahershala Ali has won critical acclaim for his role in Green Book (Ian West/PA)However, director Peter Farrelly defended the film and said it was made with good intentions. Actor Joseph Cortese, who appears in Green Book, said “anybody who has half a brain” can “read between the lines” over the controversy surrounding the film.

Source: Irish Independent February 18, 2019 06:52 UTC