Photo: Getty ImagesA Kiwi producer involved in the controversial Christchurch terror attack film has pulled out of the project, accepting it is "too raw". "This was reinforced by research interviews undertaken by producer Ayman Jamal with members of the Muslim community in Christchurch. "Earlier Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke out about Hollywood’s plans to make the movie, saying it felt “very soon and very raw”. The movie is said to have “blindsided” the Muslim community, which is still grieving from the attacks. It calls on the funders, producers and the New Zealand film industry to boycott the film and urged Ardern to publicly denounce it.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 13, 2021 20:37 UTC