Lifetime (DStv 131) will broadcast the biographical film, Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer, on Saturday 18 November at 8pm in South Africa and Africa, following the paralympic killer's brother who gave the made-for-TV movie a lot of publicity by saying the Pretorius family will take "legal action" over the film.
Unlike elsewhere in Africa film and TV shows can no longer be banned in South Africa after the end of apartheid and under artistic creative licence, filmmakers and writers are allowed to interpret and re-interpret any story they want, including biographical tales of people's lives.
Both the family of Oscar, as well as the family of Reeva Steenkamp expressed unhappiness with the film although only Oscar's brother, Carl Pistorius, claimed that the Pistorius family would be taking "legal action".
Having killed Reeva Steenkamp, Oscar Pistorius is portrayed by actor Andreas Damn with Toni Garrn playing Reeva Steenkamp who was tragically gunned down in the crime case that kept the nation riveted.
A+E Networks and Lifetime says it's open about the fact that the upcoming Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer made-for-TV movie has not been endorsed by the families of either Oscar Pistorius or Reeva Steenkamp and that it's anticipated to "elicit mixed reactions in South Africa".
Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer was written by Amber Benson and produced by Eric Tomosunas and Swirl Films for Thinkfactory Media for Lifetime that is part of A+E Networks.
A+E Networks Africa says the film "is based on a true story and public records".
"Oscar
Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer also looks at how Reeva’s brutal
death shocked the world and details the court room drama that followed. The families
of Oscar and Reeva did not participate in the making of this movie."
