11 Jun 2021

March 15 attacks film plan blindsides Muslim community

From Checkpoint, 5:12 pm on 11 June 2021

A movie is being planned about the March 15 terror attacks, but it's caught many in the Muslim community by surprise.

The film - which has a working title of They Are Us - will star Australian actress Rose Byrne as Jacinda Ardern, and will be directed by New Zealander Andrew Niccol.

But some in the Muslim community feel blindsided and uneasy about it.

Rachel Graham has more.