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[[Victor Schonfeld|Victor S. Schonfeld]] is a British documentary filmmaker who is best known for "The Animals Film" (a documentary on how people deal with animals).

In 1995, the British Channel 4 showed his documentary "It´s A Boy!" for which he interviewed Jewish and Muslim believers and experts, also filming the [[circumcision]] ritual in details. He was able to follow the process of the intervention which had dangerous consequences for a boy during the filming. The film sparked a heated debate in the UK at that time.

After the premiere of the film, it got broad recognition by the critics. Humanist News e.g. wrote about it:

In the ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'' of Nov 30, 2012, he wrote a commentary<ref>http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/debatte-um-die-beschneidung-dieses-ritual-widerspricht-meinen-juedischen-werten-1.1535701</ref>: "This ritual contradicts my Jewish values."

 

 

 

 

* [http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/debatte-um-die-beschneidung-dieses-ritual-widerspricht-meinen-juedischen-werten-1.1535701 Commentary by Victor S. Schonfeld in the SZ of Nov 30, 2012]