''Altona'' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Heath Affolter, Jon Affolter,

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and Thomas Affolter, and released in 2023.Ozten Shebahkeget
"Manitoba town's grief in wake of teen's brutal murder over 30 years ago shown in new docufilm"

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Manitoba, December 5, 2023. The film centres on the 1990

Altona murder The Altona murder occurred in Altona, Manitoba, Canada, on November 17, 1990. Curtis Klassen, aged 15, was murdered by 17-year-old Earl Giesbrecht. Another teen, Tyler Pelke, aged 14, survived great bodily injuries and alerted authorities. Geisbr ...

, in which Earl Giesbrecht, a teenager in Altona,

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, assaulted two classmates who had bullied him for being gay, and then set the house they were located in on fire.Ben Waldman
"Documentary revisits Manitoba town’s darkest moment"
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'', December 8, 2023. The film centres principally on the experiences of Tyler Pelke, who survived the incident and went onto become a motivational speaker and victims' rights advocate. Giesbrecht himself does not appear in the film, although he granted an interview to the Affolters and wrote a statement of penitence which was read in the film by actor Gabriel Carter. The film premiered at the 2023 Whistler Film Festival, where it was the winner of the

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.Taimur Sikander Mirza
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'', December 5, 2023.

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