Producer of film on Christchurch terrorist attacks resigns amid intense backlash

Aussie actress Rose Byrne (right) has signed up to portray NZ prime minister Jacinda Ardern (left) in an upcoming film. Photos: AP and Handout

The producer of They Are Us, a film about the attacks on two mosques by a white supremacist gunman on March 15, 2019 in New Zealand, has resigned.

This comes as a growing number of people have criticised the poorly timed project as it focuses on the wrong subject.