Redford calls for US leaders to apologise for Iraq war

Robert Redford has called on US leaders to apologise for the war in Iraq.

The actor was speaking at the start of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, where the opening movie Chicago 10 recalled protests over the Vietnam war in 1968.

Robert Redford said he, like many others, had shown a "spirit of unity" with the US government after September 11th 2001. "We put all our concerns on hold to let the leaders lead," he said. "I think we're owed a big, massive apology."

Festival opener Chicago 10 is one of many referencing the Iraq conflict at this year's Sundance festival. Ghosts of Abu Ghraib deals with the abuses that occurred in an Iraqi prison in 2003, while '

No End In Sight is an examination of the Bush administration's conduct in the country.

More than 120 films will be screened throughout the 10-day festival, which ends on the 28th of January.