Kebble documentary to release in October

Director Warren Batchelor has described the story of Kebble's murder as so bizarre, it should be fiction and has promised audiences that Kebble's killers Schultz, Nigel McGurk and Faizel Kappie Smith would reveal all.

The trailer of 204: Getting Away With Murder was released on Friday in anticipation of the movie launch on October 24.

Speaking to The Star on Monday, Batchelor said that as far as he knew, the documentary was the first time self-confessed gunmen have re-enacted their crime on film.

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Schultz, McGurk and Smith all received full indemnity for the Kebble killing through section 204 of the Criminal Procedure Act, in exchange for testifying for the state.

Batchelor said he had exclusive rights to the story of the three triggermen.

It took a lot of time to earn their trust, he said. These men simply wanted their side of the story out there. They were vilified in the press. This isn't about them wanting fame either, it's just them being brave enough to give their side of what happened.

The documentary features, among others, Kebble's brother Guy and father Roger, Jackie Selebi, convicted drug dealer Glenn Agliotti, advocate Vusi Pikoli and investigator Piet Byleveld.

Batchelor said that while everything in the documentary had come out publicly if one dug deep enough, it would be a revelation for most of the public. I am not regurgitating a court case.

He said he also got an interview with disgraced top cop Selebi, conducted two years ago, after he had been convicted but before his appeal was heard.

He plans to include full interviews in extras once the docu-drama is released on DVD.

Batchelor said he knows he will be questioned about the ethics of re-enacting a murder scene, but he sees nothing wrong with showing people what happened, particularly if it allows the public to really question why section 204 notices were given out.

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