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Cannibals have rights, too
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A couple of years ago, you may have heard something
about a guy in Germany who killed and ate a man he met on the internet. OK, so that happens around here at least once a
week - but what was so demented about this particular bit of cannibalism was that the "victim" wanted to be
eaten. Like, he went to the man's house fully understanding that he would be killed and devoured, and actually, um, ate his own penis with the guy before he died. (Hey, I'm just the
reporter. Don't blame me.)Anyhoo, needless to say, the story fascinated all of Germany (the cannibal, a computer repairman named Armin Meiwes, was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison), and a film version was pretty much inevitable. Entitled Butterfly - A Grimm Love Story, that movie (which stars Keri Russell, Thomas Kretschmann and two German actors) - ostensibly a fictional story "inspired" by the real events - was set to open in Germany next week, but its release was halted by a judge this morning. Finding in favor of Meiwes, who had filed suit against the movie claiming it violated his rights and could affect his on-going retrial, the court ruled that "Meiwes' personal rights outweighed the right to artistic freedom"; it's unclear how the German ban will affect the film's release in other territories.
Man, this story is going to be with me all day now. I'm so sorry I brought it up.
Cannibal wants no part of new film
Filed under: DIY/Filmmaking », Newsstand »
Self-confessed cannibal, Armin Meiwes, is seeking to block a U.S. film from being released
because, according to him and his lawyers, it depicts Meiwes in a very negative way. You may remember this guy from
back in 2004 when he was put on trial for killing a man and then eating his body parts. Apparently he was convicted of
manslaughter and sent to prison for 8 years, but then had the verdict overturned after the court heard that the victim
had wanted it to happen.
The film, Butterfly: A Grimm Love Story, stars Keri Russell as a graduate student researching cannibal killer Oliver Hagan's (based on Meiwes) story for a thesis. However, she becomes obsessed with this bizarre lifestyle and, eventually, it overcomes her. Hmm, Keri Russell eating people? I sense a Friday night date flick.
A new trial is set to begin on Thursday after an appeal was won by the prosecutor's citing the verdict was too lenient, and so Meiwes and his defense feel the film could damage the outcome. Ya know, it kind of makes him look like a bad guy. Dude, you killed someone and then ate their body parts - do you really expect this one to turn out in your favor? I don't care if the guy asked for it or not, that's the kind of activity you pass on. Though the film is listed on IMDB, I could not find any release info on it. Well, that's if it even gets released now. I'm so bummed.
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