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Old 03-04-2006, 05:13 PM
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Real-Life German Cannibal's Film Gets Banned

Cannibal Film Banned In Germany

A German court has banned the screening of a film based on the case of self-confessed cannibal Armin Meiwes.

The state court in Kassel upheld a complaint from Meiwes, 44, against the film Rohtenburg, which was due for release in Germany on 9 March.

The court ruled that Meiwes' rights as an individual outweighed artistic freedom and that he should not become the object of a horror film.

Meiwes, jailed for eight-and-a-half years in 2004, is facing a retrial.

Meiwes says he froze body parts and then ate them.

He admitted that in March 2001 he killed a 43-year-old man and partially ate him. He was jailed for manslaughter.

Meiwes says he simply carried out a willing victim's instructions.

But last year, an appeal court ordered a retrial after state prosecutors argued Meiwes was guilty of murder.

If found guilty, Meiwes could face a life sentence.

Meiwes, a computer technician, killed and ate Bernd Juergen Brandes after posting an advert on the internet asking for a willing victim in 2001.

The film Rohtenburg, directed by Martin Weisz, stars Thomas Kretschmann in the leading role.
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Old 03-04-2006, 05:16 PM
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Re: Real-Life German Cannibal's Film Gets Banned

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Meiwes says he froze body parts and then ate them.
Mmm, T.V. Dinners!

BTW, Did he cook the frozen body parts or eat them frozen?
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