The director of an Oscar-nominated short film about two boys who murdered a British toddler in 1993 is defending the film.
Director Vincent Lamb says he did not intend to create more pain for the families involved.
**Detainment** is a 30-minute film about the death of James Bulger and was nominated for an Oscar on Tuesday in the short film category.
An online petition is asking for the film to be withdrawn from Oscar consideration and has received more than 130,000 signatures.
The case of James Bulger is one of Britain?s most notorious criminal cases.
The movie includes real security camera footage of two boys kidnapping Bulger.
Bulger?s mother, Denise Fergus, said on Twitter that the film had made her family relive the event all over again.
24-01-2019 - Vidéo