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German cannibal finds film distasteful
Reuters ^
| 1/10/06
| Staff
Posted on 01/10/2006 8:11:01 AM PST by Millee
A German cannibal is taking legal action to stop the release of the horror film "Butterfly: A Grimm Love Story," which he claims is based on his life.
Keri Russell ("Felicity") stars as a graduate student researching imprisoned cannibal Simon Grobeck (Thomas Kretschmann). Russell is drawn into Grobeck's world and becomes obsessed with the Internet cannibal community. "Butterfly" is scheduled for a March 9 release in Germany.
But not if Armin Meiwes, who was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison for eating a man he met over the Internet, has his way. In a statement Monday, Meiwes's lawyer, Harald Ermel, said the film is a "slavish re-enactment" of the real-life events and his client did not give permission to producer Atlantic Streamline to fictionalize his story.
"I feel used," said Meiwes, who filmed the killing and confessed to the crime but denied it was murder since his victim volunteered to be eaten.
Berlin-based distributor Senator Film said it had no plans to pull "Butterfly," which was directed by Martin Weisz.
Meiwes goes before court again Thursday in the second stage of his trial. He faces life imprisonment. His lawyer said Meiwes wanted to prevent "Butterfly" from depicting a "false and stigmatized" version of cannibalism that could adversely affect the trial's outcome.
Meiwes also is suing German rock band Rammstein, claiming its song "Mein Teil" (My Piece) refers to his case.
Meiwes has given Hamburg production company Stampfwerk the rights to his story. Stampfwerk is producing a 90-minute documentary on Meiwes and his trial.
TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: arminmeiwes; butterfly; cannibalism; ifeeleaten; ifeelused; martinweisz; meiwes; tasteslikechicken
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To: Dashing Dasher
Aaahh...I get it...(Running to fill up 48 oz coffee mug...)
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posted on
01/10/2006 8:26:42 AM PST
by
Millee
(I resolve to eat and drink less.....until noon that is.....)
To: teenyelliott
To: Dashing Dasher
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posted on
01/10/2006 8:28:50 AM PST
by
ToddBush
(http://www.sliceofthepie.net)
To: Millee
Happy thoughts...Happy thoughts....Happy thoughts
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posted on
01/10/2006 8:29:45 AM PST
by
PaulaB
(You sure are a weird kid...but I like you)
To: Millee
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posted on
01/10/2006 8:29:57 AM PST
by
Dashing Dasher
(Never find fault with the absent. -Alexander Pope)
To: All
Ya'll are soooo bad.
LOL!
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posted on
01/10/2006 8:30:09 AM PST
by
najida
(When I'm good, I'm very very good, and when I'm bad, things get broken.)
To: Dashing Dasher
He friggin' killed someone and ate him! How do you think that made him feel? Like crap in the end, I reckon.
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posted on
01/10/2006 8:32:55 AM PST
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
To: Smokin' Joe
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posted on
01/10/2006 8:33:40 AM PST
by
Dashing Dasher
(Never find fault with the absent. -Alexander Pope)
To: PaulaB; Millee
PaulaB, can you throw in a pic of prozac or a martini for me, rather than that butterfly?
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posted on
01/10/2006 8:36:40 AM PST
by
peacebaby
(Good morning heartache, if you're gonna stay, you gotta get a job, I've got bills to pay.)
To: Woman on Caroline Street
Gas-X...those fava beans weren't soaked long enough.
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posted on
01/10/2006 8:38:11 AM PST
by
peacebaby
(Good morning heartache, if you're gonna stay, you gotta get a job, I've got bills to pay.)
To: Millee
I loved Burt Reynolds in the original "Cannibal Run". I can't see why they would remake the movie.
To: peacebaby
Anything for a friend sweetness
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posted on
01/10/2006 8:41:56 AM PST
by
PaulaB
(You sure are a weird kid...but I like you)
To: EX52D
"Ah, another "feel good" movie..."
Let's hope it's not a "tastes good" movie...
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posted on
01/10/2006 8:42:03 AM PST
by
Blzbba
(Sub sole nihil novi est)
To: PaulaB
ah, thank you, my dear.
Martini before lunch? No, too early.
Ok, scotch then?
Sure.
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posted on
01/10/2006 8:43:07 AM PST
by
peacebaby
(Good morning heartache, if you're gonna stay, you gotta get a job, I've got bills to pay.)
To: Blzbba
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posted on
01/10/2006 8:48:02 AM PST
by
EX52D
(Happy New Year Freepers!)
To: Millee
The cannibal nutjob who's suing everyone for not being an entree.
You've posted worse?! :-O
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posted on
01/10/2006 9:03:19 AM PST
by
Froufrou
To: Mr. Jazzy
Don't peer down that rabbit whole, it's so much worse than you could even imagine. The old phrase, "truth is stranger than fiction" is an understatement.
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posted on
01/10/2006 9:04:04 AM PST
by
phoenix0468
(http://www.mylocalforum.com -- Go Speak Your Mind.)
To: teenyelliott
I wonder if he'll make a t.v. movie...?
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posted on
01/10/2006 9:04:22 AM PST
by
Froufrou
To: phoenix0468
Do you think the guy's history is as sicko as Dahmer's?
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posted on
01/10/2006 9:05:18 AM PST
by
Froufrou
To: Tx Angel
"...after finding the apparently willing victim ..."
I read the part about how this monster could actually receive such a paltry sentence (why wasn't he at least put away for life?) but this made me think how sick the Europeans really are. I am guessing that they only imposed an eight year sentence because the victim was "apparently willing"?!
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posted on
01/10/2006 9:07:41 AM PST
by
phoenix0468
(http://www.mylocalforum.com -- Go Speak Your Mind.)
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