Do films like The Hunt encourage real-life violence?

Every week, the q screen panel convenes to look at the biggest stories happening in the worlds of film and television.

This week, arts and culture journalists John Semley and Tina Hassannia join q guest host Nana aba Duncan to talk about an upcoming satirical horror film called The Hunt, which was recently cancelled for its controversial premise and has come under intense criticism.

The screenplay for The Hunt describes a group of "global elites" who hunt down so-called "deplorables" for sport. The film was set to be released in theatres on Sept. 27, but after the violence that shook the U.S. in Texas and Ohio last weekend, television advertisements for the movie were pulled and Universal Pictures cancelled the film's release.

This story raises some questions: is a film like The Hunt every okay to release? Does on-screen violence encourage real-life violence? Our screen panel shares their thoughts.

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— Produced by ​Frank Palmer