Obviously there's going to be focus and anger over any films or stories regarding the events of September the 11th, but it seems that Oliver Stone's World Trade Center film is attracting the most so far. According to reports the widows of two of the Port Authority Police officers killed that day and featured in the film are unhappy about their husbands portrayals in the film and also of the survivors benifitting from it.

From News 24:

Two of the widows...are angry with Paramount Pictures, saying they don't want their children to see how their fathers died and to share the last seconds of their husbands' lives with millions of moviegoers.

Paramount invited the two women to meet with its executives last summer, but only Amoroso went. She said she told the studio she didn't want her husband to be included in the film, and that Pezzulo felt the same way about her deceased spouse...

...Stacey Sher, one of the movie's producers, said the studio did not learn until months later that the widows objected to having their husbands' stories told. Sher said the studio agreed to not discuss the women or their children in the film, but Paramount says removing any mention of the two officers from the movie or changing their names would dishonour their memory.

Not only are they unhappy about the portrayal of their husbands but they are also angry that two of the officers with them who survived are being paid as consultants on the film. One of them spoke out about his involvement...

"The film only holds the truth and has nothing to do with their personal lives. I never crossed the line," said Jimeno. "It's our story too. We're also victims of this."

It sounds like it hasn't been too well handled from the beginning, but a couple of things strike me. I don't believe that they can complain about the survivors being involved in the film. It is their choice, they survived the events and have a right to talk about it as well. As Jimeno says so well, they are also victims. Being involved means they can have a say in getting the truth across, and they have a right to be paid for that too.

I understand about the final moments not being shown on film, but surely they can work with the filmmakers to ensure that the personal moments are kept out and that the events are shown in a respectful way. Perhaps when the children grow up they would be grateful for this understanding? Yet they too have the right to say no to the film, and they have.

It's all down to how Stone handles the final movie, but if the Studio aren't telling him what the widows do and don't want, how will he know?