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Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed and
director Joel Souza was injured when a revolver that Baldwin was
using during rehearsal discharged. The actor had been told the
gun was not loaded, according to court documents.
While the production of 'Rust' has been paused, Flint, which is
about the 2014 water crisis in Flint, Michigan, was scheduled to
open on Friday across theaters in the United States.
"We've postponed the US theatrical & digital release of @FlintTheMovie
following recent tragic events out of respect. Enabling the
#Flint residents' story to be heard remains hugely important to
me and we will ensure the film's release at a later date,"
Anthony Baxter, the documentary's director, said in a tweet.
The documentary captures the water crisis in the city after it
switched its public water source from Lake Huron to the Flint
River to cut costs during a financial crisis.
However, the corrosive river water caused lead to leach from
pipes, and the city switched back to Lake Huron water the
following year.
More than 25,000 people were harmed through exposure to
contaminants in Flint, court records have shown.
(Reporting by Juby Babu in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by
Shubham Kalia, Editing by William Maclean)
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