It was a tragedy. A film group asked for, and was given, permission to film in a high crime area. They were filming a crime scene. The crime scene involved pretend shooting.
The tragedy occurred when the right hand of bureaucracy failed to inform the left, and a tactical response group responded .. and began shooting actors. Two actors were killed.
The shooting stopped when the director called out to the police their mistake.
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It is tempting for production companies to shoot in the third world because it is cheaper and there are fewer pesky regulations. Actors don't cost as much.
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Downside Filming in Third World
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Police shoot actors filming crime scene
from news.com.au
ANGOLA'S interior minister today criticised police marksmen who shot dead two actors while they were filming a crime drama in the capital Luanda.
After visiting commanders of the station where the officers responsible for the killings are based, General Leal Monteiro Ngongo said they had failed to assess "the situation they encountered in a logical, rational and scientific manner".
Gen Ngongo promised to set up an inquiry and that action would be taken against all those involved in the killings.
The two actors were killed and three others wounded on Tuesday while filming a bank robbery scene for a crime drama called No Mercy.
Director Radical Ribeiro said he had received police clearance to film in a crime-ridden suburb but the marksmen suddenly arrived in a pick-up truck and began shooting until he shouted out their victims were actors.
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