Some recommended that it be banned, while most of those consulted who had seen the film suggested age restrictions. He said the people consulted held a wide range of views about the most appropriate classification. We were impressed by the articulate and heartfelt comments they made at our meetings." For that reason we consulted with the families of victims and the Aramoana community. " Out of the Blue deals with recent events involving real people. The film shows children being killed by a person they know in circumstances where their parents and the police are helpless to defend them." Mr Hastings said: "Children's sense of security relies on the belief that their parents or the police can protect them. The Office of Film and Literature Classification said the film was restricted because the murders it shows are likely to cause younger viewers distress and threaten their sense of personal safety. It has caused controversy in the area with some people opposing the film. It is based on events in a remote Otago beach settlement where gunman David Gray killed eight adults and four children before he was shot by police. A film about the massacre at Aramoana in 1990 has been given an R15 rating.Ĭhief Censor Bill Hastings has also given Out of the Blue a descriptive note "violence and content that may disturb".
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