They Are Us movie script ‘worse than livestream’ of Christchurch attack, say victims’ families

Family members of those killed in the 2019 attack in New Zealand say they have been retraumatised by the script, which has been leaked

The leaked draft script of a controversial film depicting the Christchurch mosque shooting has been described as worse than the livestream" by those who lost family members in the attack.

The proposed film, They Are Us, which takes its name from prime minister Jacinda Ardern's comments following the massacre of 51 Muslim worshippers at al Noor mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre in 2019, was announced in June. The massacre was livestreamed on Facebook by the gunman.