The decision to rename the zombie-comedy to 'Coupe' comes after a letter of complaint from the Ukrainian Institute.
, Hazanavicius announced the change in a statement Monday, saying that he decided on it following the “symbolic charge the letter has gained” since he made the film.
“The title was perhaps funny when we completed the film several months ago but it isn’t anymore and I can’t take it,” he wrote. “My film is made to bring joy and under no circumstances would I want it to be associated directly or indirectly with this war. I am therefore very happy to change its title, and to this extent to mark my most total support for the Ukrainian people.
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