Canada hates Karla
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Last July, Karla Homolka was released from prison after serving twelve years for
several killings in Southwestern Ontario. A movie based on Homolka and her husband, Paul Bernardo, was filmed in 2004.
Canada, however, has been less than receptive of Karla. Christal Films in Montreal acquired distribution
rights, but at least one TV station has stopped running ads for the film, despite the insistence of the filmmakers, who
claim the movie is not exploitative and owes much to the film Monster. That doesn't exactly make me want to run out and
see it, but I see their point. Canadians were so against the film, in fact, that it was forced to shoot in Los Angeles.
There is currently no distributor for the film in the US. If your lifelong dream was to see "Donna" from
That '70s Show play a Canadian serial killer, you may have to work a lot harder to follow that
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1-14-2006 @ 1:59PM
Corey said...
The reason people in Canada, and especially Ontario, are so against this movie is that we are afraid the movie might make Karla Komolka seem like a human being. If the movie in any way tries to justify Homolka's action it only helps her. Homolka practically made a mockery of the Canadian criminal justice system. The woman gave her own sister to her husband, Paul Bernardo, as a present. It is exactly the same arguement people had against Monster. Is it right to give human qualities to a serial killer?
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1-18-2006 @ 12:07PM
Rick said...
Hi. Canada hates Karla cause she done horrible things. She killed her sister. How could he do that?
It is kind of evil isn't it. Then marries some guy. They start on a killing spree. When she is caught. She sad that she has been abused by her husband and made her do it. everyone felt really bad and only sentenced her to 12 years. While her husband is locked forever. They both should be locked.
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1-21-2006 @ 6:19PM
Therese said...
The movie seems to show Karla in a sympathetic light, as an abused woman, forced to do unspeakable things by her rapist husband. The public here in Canada know that she is a psychopath who managed to influence a rapist to greater evil and become a rapist-killer of children. She deserves no such compassionate treatment by a media tool, such as this film, that can sway so many viewers. Movie producer Michael Sellers cannot rationalize his decision to capitalize on Karla Homolka's crimes by selling this movie as a must-see. We need no such glimpse into her depraved soul.
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