New Zealand's PM Jacinda Ardern criticises mosque attacks film amid backlash
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Ardern had won widespread praise for her empathetic and inclusive handling of the attacks.
She said filmmakers had not consulted her about the movie, which is set to star Australia's Rose Byrne as the centre-left leader.
"In my view, which is a personal view, it feels very soon and very raw for New Zealand," Ardern told TVNZ.
WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday panned a movie filmmakers are thinking about making about her response to the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks as poorly timed and focussed on the wrong subject.