Too soon? Director is already making a movie about the Christchurch mosque massacre - and started planning it just nine days after the shootings
- A film detailing the events of the Christchurch mosque massacre is in the works
- It comes months after the attack left 51 people dead and dozens more injured
- Producer and Cambridge scholar Moez Masoud will helm the dramatised movie
- The film will follow a family who have escaped Afghanistan for Christchurch
- Awhite supremacist opened fire on two mosques during prayers on March 15
Producer and Cambridge scholar Moez Masoud (pictured) will helm the movie
A dramatised film detailing the events of the Christchurch mosque massacre is in the works just months after the attack left 51 people dead and dozens more injured.
Producer and Cambridge scholar Moez Masoud will helm the movie alongside Rick Castañeda.
The pair are believed to have written the script together, and began talks only nine days after a white supremacist opened fire on the Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic center during Friday prayers on March 15.
The film will follow a family who have escaped a life of death and destruction in Afghanistan and moved to Christchurch.
Prior to the terrorist attack, New Zealand was considered one of the safest places in the world.
'In Christchurch, on March 15, the world witnessed an unspeakable crime against humanity,' Masoud told Variety.
Talks for the movie began only nine days after a white supremacist opened fire on the Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic center during Friday prayers on March 15
Masoud said he hopes his film will 'bring people all over the world together to discuss that day and continue a positive dialogue for a future based on genuine mutual understanding'
'The story that 'Hello Brother' will bring to audiences is just one step in the healing process, so that we might all better understand each other, and the root causes of hatred, racism, supremacy and terrorism.'
The working title - Hello Brother - is a reference to the first words that were allegedly spoken to the shooter when he entered the mosque, moments before he began aimlessly shooting at worshipers.
Members of the film crew are believed to have already visited Christchurch and spoken with victim's families and survivors.
Castaneda was spotted in Christchurch on Monday and is believed to have met with mosque leaders.
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Brentan Tarrant is currently facing trial in New Zealand accused of storming the mosques and opening fire on civilians during their Friday prayers
He confirmed the movie would be dramatised, but hoped to be able to bring people 'closer to the truth'.
Masoud said he hopes his film will 'bring people all over the world together to discuss that day and continue a positive dialogue for a future based on genuine mutual understanding.'
Brentan Tarrant is currently facing trial in New Zealand accused of storming the mosques and opening fire on civilians during their Friday prayers.
The 28-year-old is believed to have live streamed the entire attack on social media, and had shared hate speech and a racist manifesto leading up to the shootings.
Masoud's last movie, Clash, opened the Cannes film festival in 2016.
The March 15 massacre left 51 worshipers dead and dozens more fighting for their lives
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