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Outrage at airing of Oscar Pistorius movie in the US
- Controversial film about South African runner Oscar Pistorius has been released
- It has provoked outrage from families of Reeva Steenkamp and the Paralympian
- The Steenkamp family said they were 'horrified' by the 'untrue' film's release
- Pistorius' family also slammed movie and said they would be taking legal action
- Last week prosecutors in South Africa fought to increase Pistorius' jail sentence
A controversial TV film about Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius that provoked outrage from the families of both Reeva Steenkamp and her killer athlete lover has been aired in the US.
The film, titled 'Oscar Pistorius – The Blade Runner Killer' stars South African actor Andreas Dammas as Pistorius and Toni Garrn, who once dated Leonardo DiCaprio, as Reeva.
It has been produced by US cable and satellite TV company and was released this week.
A controversial TV film about Oscar Pistorius, who murdered his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, has caused outrage
Pistorius can be seen brandishing a gun during the film, which has now been released in the US
Pistorius earned worldwide fame after reaching the semi-finals of the 400m during the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
The following year, on Valentine's Day, the double amputee shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at his home in Pretoria, South Africa.
Miss Steenkamp, a model and law graduate, was locked inside a toilet when Pistorius fired four shots from a handgun through the bathroom door.
During his trial, the athlete maintained he thought he was shooting an intruder and denied being jealous or aggressive during his relationship with the 30-year-old.
'Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer' charts the run-up to the murder on Valentine's Day 2013 at his home in Pretoria, South Africa - and the courtroom dramas that followed. It stars Andreas Damm as the double-leg amputee and Toni Garrn (pictured) as girlfriend Steenkamp
Both the Steenkamp and Pistorius family have criticised the film, that has now aired in the US
After a series of legal delays and a trial over a six month period, he was found guilty in September 2014 of culpable homicide or manslaughter.
He was given a five year sentence, but the decision to free him from jail and out him under house arrest for the remaining four years of his term caused uproar.
Over a two year period, he was brought before the courts several times.
In 2015 the Supreme Court of Appeal convicted Pistorius of murder, saying his testimony was 'vacillating and untruthful', and last year he began a six year sentence.
The movie shows the athlete shooting his girlfriend, as well as their violent arguments before her death
The Steenkamp family said they were 'horrified' by the film's release which they described as 'untrue and incorrect'.
They are considering taking legal action.
The Steenkamp statement reads: 'They are horrified and upset to read a report that 'the movie is told from Steenkamp and her mother's perspective'.
'June Steenkamp was not approached by Lifetime to participate, comment or be part of the making of the film, and did not give the producers any assistance.
'Any impression that is created that this is June's view, or that the movie is endorsed by the Steenkamp family, is untrue and incorrect.'
Reeva's sister Simone dismissed the movie as simply 'a money making exercise and very wishy-washy.'
The 30-year-old has always maintained that he believed he was shooting an intruder, not his girlfriend, and rejected descriptions of a tumultuous relationship with Steenkamp marked by jealousy and arguments
The film, Blade Runner Killer, has been made by a US cable and satellite TV company. It stars Andreas Damm, a South African actor based in New York, and Toni Garrn, a German model
The film has been criticised by both the families of Steenkamp and Pistorius
She told MailOnline: 'My mother was mortified when she first found about it. When I told her about it, she said 'You have upset me now'. She was not happy.
'I watched a snippet today and the people don't even talk proper South African. They sound either British or American, but they certainly don't sound like South Africans.'
The model's father Barry was left reeling when the moment in the movie she was gunned down by Pistorius popped up on his Facebook feed, the family lawyer said.
Tania Koen told MailOnline they had 'no idea' any movie had been made.
She said: 'It has just opened all the old wounds for Barry and June.'
Pistorius (right) initially escaped a murder conviction for shooting Reeva (left) through a locked bathroom door three years ago. The pair are pictured together in 2012
Pistorius' family also slammed the movie and said they would be taking legal action.
Carl Pistorius, Oscar's brother, said in a statement: 'The film was made with blatant disregard of both the Steenkamp and Pistorius families, as well as complete disregard for Reeva and Oscar.
'Neither Oscar, the defence or the family were involved in the production of this 'film' in anyway.
'The 'film' is not true reflection of what happened on the day of this tragedy and the subsequent trial of the matter.
'The 'film' titled 'Oscar Pistorius – The Blade Runner Killer' is a gross distortion of the findings of the court.
'Oscar was subjected to a month long psychological evaluation which was insisted upon by the prosecution; the psychological evaluation of Oscar was undertaken by leading minds in the field.
'Oscar was subjected to in depth assessments and on-going tests almost daily for a month long; at no stage was Oscar found to have the mind of a killer.
'The 'film' is a gross misrepresentation of the truth. The 'film' is rather a representation of what the prosecution tried to portray.
'We will be taking legal action'.
Last week prosecutors fought to increase Pistorius' prison sentence.
They urged five judges at South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal to overturn the six-year sentence handed to the double-amputee athlete and give him the prescribed minimum of 15 years.
'Murder is murder,' said chief prosecutor Andrea Johnson, adding the sentence given to Pistorius by Judge Thokozile Masipa in 2015 was 'shockingly lenient.'
If the court agrees, Pistorius, 30, could remain in prison until after he is 40.
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