<p>The director of an Oscar-nominated short film about two boys who murdered a British toddler in 1993 on Thursday defended the film, saying he never intended to bring fresh anguish to the families involved.</p>

<p>'Detainment,' a 30-minute film about the death of James Bulger, caused a furore in Britain after it was nominated for an Oscar on Tuesday in the short film category.&nbsp;</p>

<p>An online petition asking for the film to be withdrawn from Oscar contention has attracted more than 130,000 signatures.</p>

<p>The James Bulger case, in which two 10-year-old boys lured Bulger from a northern English shopping mall and tortured him to death, is one of Britain's most notorious criminal cases.</p>

<p>'Detainment,' directed by Vincent Lamb, uses transcripts of police interviews, official records and security camera footage of the boys luring Bulger away from the mall. Actors play the parts of the two convicted boys.</p>

<p>Bulger's mother, Denise Fergus, said on Twitter that the film had made her family relive the event all over again. Other family members said the film humanized the two young killers.</p>

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<p>Lambe said in a statement that the film "was never intended to bring any further anguish to the family of James Bulger and we never intended any disrespect by not consulting them."</p>


The director of an Oscar-nominated short film about two boys who murdered a British toddler in 1993 on Thursday defended the film, saying he never intended to bring fresh anguish to the families involved.

The director of an Oscar-nominated short film about two boys who murdered a British toddler in 1993 on Thursday defended the film, saying he never intended to bring fresh anguish to the families involved. 'Detainment,' a 30-minute film about the death of James Bulger, caused a furore in Britain after it was nominated for an Oscar on Tuesday in the short film category. An online petition asking for the film to be withdrawn from Oscar contention has attracted more than 130,000 signatures. The James Bulger case, in which two 10-year-old boys lured Bulger from a northern English shopping mall and tortured him to death, is one of Britain's most notorious criminal cases. 'Detainment,' directed by Vincent Lamb, uses transcripts of police interviews, official records and security camera footage of the boys luring Bulger away from the mall. Actors play the parts of the two convicted boys. Bulger's mother, Denise Fergus, said on Twitter that the film had made her family relive the event all over again. Other family members said the film humanized the two young killers. This is all I want to say at present. pic.twitter.com/GbyshtVoa9 — Denise Fergus (@Denise_fergus) January 22, 2019 × Lambe said in a statement that the film "was never intended to bring any further anguish to the family of James Bulger and we never intended any disrespect by not consulting them."

Director says no harm intended with Oscar-nominated child murder film 'Detainment'

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Director says no harm intended with Oscar-nominated child murder film 'Detainment'