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PETA Plans Protest at 'Nosferatu' Screening Over Portrayal of Rats

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PETA plans to unleash a giant rat protest at 'Nosferatu' screening over the film's gruesome rat plague depiction
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  • Director Robert Eggers used 5,000 live rats in a harrowing sequence where the rodents spread the bubonic plague across London - PETA says this portrayal is 'inhumane'
  • The animal rights org will descend on the prestigious Academy screening this Sunday to 'set the record straight' and voice their concerns about the film's 'disturbing' treatment of rats
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Robert Eggers, PETA, 'Nosferatu'
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