Update of the Blue
The previously mentioned film, Out of the Blue has received an R15 rating in New Zealand which means it can be by anyone who is fifteen or older. No issue there, then.
The reason I’d mentioned it before was that the country’s chief censor, Bill Hastings arranged a meeting between himself, the Aramoana community and the families of victims of David Gray who killed 13 people in 1990. Out of the Blue attempts to tell this story.
The concern here, as expressed by Robert Sarkies, the film’s director, that Hastings’ decision to talk to the people involved is not only unusual but could set a precedent.
Fourteen of the survivors and family members of the tragedy had asked for the film to be banned completely.
Tuesday 03 Oct 2006 | Paul | New Zealand
