Thaindian News

By Madhuri Dey
Jan 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Shooting for a film in Mexico has brought the actor and director Mel Gibson face to face with an unwelcome hurdle: protests in the jail where he was scheduled to shoot the scenes. Obviously, the problem comes as an unprecedented one, considering that he had been granted permission to shoot the film in the state prison by the governor of the state. In fact, the protests have intensified to the point of demonstrations by hundreds of natives, led by the relatives of the inmates of the jail.

The protests have stemmed from the fact that the governor of Veracruz, Fidel Herrera, had given the shooting crew of the film, “How I Spent My Summer Vacation,” the permission to shoot some sequences inside the Ignacio Allende prison. he had further assured the crew, reportedly, that the inmates would be removed to a different location for the duration of the shooting of the film. Following the declaration if the same, relatives of the prisoners had launched a protest on Tuesday, demanding that the filming be stopped. The protesters insisted that a relocation of the inmates would make it difficult for their visitors to call on them or take food to them.

The director of the jail, Gerardo Duran, brushed off the allegations of relocation, insisting that they are nothing but baseless rumors. However, he did admit that some of the prisoners would have to clear their cells for the filming. The protest, which was carried on throughout the night, was lifted when the relatives were assured that any news about transfers would be relayed to them.