In a post yesterday (which you can see here to get caught up) we mentioned the upcoming Paul Bernardo – Karla Homolka story to film called “Deadly”, which has officially changed it’s name to “Karla”.
Obviously, in this country (Canada) a lot of people are upset that this film even got made. Now, it looks like there may be an effort to block the film in this country under child pornography laws by the lawyer representing the victims of Bernardo and Homolka. The good folks at The Globe and Mail give us this:
Tim Danson, lawyer for the families of victims Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy, said yesterday that the producer “assures me that all my concerns have been met. And I simply said, meaning no disrespect, but I have to see it.”
Mr. Danson added that he was surprised by the announcement on Monday that the Montreal festival will show the film, and particularly that its title had been changed to Karla. He called the name change a means of boosting its appeal to the U.S. market.
I still feel very uneasy about this. I think the film should be shown, because movies are stories, and I think this horrible story needs to be told. On the other hand… can ANY of us blame the families of the victims for wanting to get this thing banned? Wouldn’t you? Wouldn’t I?
