Bruce Morcombe asks filmgoers to not see Thomas M Wright’s The Stranger, but producers say it does not name Daniel or depict his death
The father of murdered Queensland schoolboyhas called for Australians to boycott The Stranger, a film based on the undercover police operation that led to the arrest of Morcombe’s killer, which is scheduled to premiere next month.
“If you’ve got any conscience at all, please don’t go and watch this movie,’” Morcombe said. “It is a terrible tale that glorifies a horrific incident, the murder of our son.” The Stranger, which is directed by Thomas M Wright and stars Joel Edgerton and Sean Harris, premiered at Cannes in May and is set to have its Australian debut at theMorcombe is not named in the film, which is based on the lengthy undercover police operation that eventually led to Brett Peter Cowan confessing to killing the 13-year-old boy eight years earlier, in 2003.
“When the film was first in development, the producers approached the family to make them aware of the film. They declined to be involved. It is a decision we continue to respect.”
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