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Affleck's uncanny 'Madeleine' film

Wed 12 Sep 6:20 PM

Ben Affleck film Gone Baby Gone might not get a release in the UK due to its resemblance to the real life Madeleine McCann story.

Affleck's directorial debut focusses on a four-year-old girl, also called Madeleine, who is kidnapped from her bed while her mum is out. It is based on Dennis Lehane's novel of the same title.

The film was due to be premiered in November, but the star is now considering whether or not it should be released in the UK.

He said: "We are acutely aware of the situation. We have a greater concern for that than the release of our film, which is just a commercial matter, whereas this is a matter of life and death.

"I'm not up to date on the details and it is not something that has taken off in the United States in the way it has in the UK. It is only when someone said there was this case that was very similar to my film that we looked it up.

"We don't want to release the movie if it is going to touch a nerve or inflame anybody's sensitivities."