Filmmaker Ísold Uggadóttir who was on the film crew which shot scenes for Michael Moore’s latest documentary in Iceland denies the crew visited Kvíabryggja minimum security prison to capture footage of jailed Kaupþing bosses. Three of the four jailed bankers have filed a formal complaint against the Director of Prisons, alleging he permitted Michael Moore access to the prison, where his camera crews stayed an entire day to capture them on film and interview other prisoners about them, thus invading their right to privacy.
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The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service reports that Ísold denies these allegations, saying the purpose of the visit to the prison was to document the prison, rather than the prisoners themselves. She adds that an employee of the prison followed them at all times during their stay at the prison. The producers of the movie contacted Sigurður Einarsson, the former Chairman of the Board of Kaupþing, requesting an interview, but that he denied this request, however she could not say whether other inmates at Kvíabryggja might have been interviewed about the jailed bankers.
Filmmaker Ísold Uggadóttir who was on the film crew which shot scenes for Michael Moore’s latest documentary in Iceland denies the crew visited Kvíabryggja minimum security prison to capture footage of jailed Kaupþing bosses. Three of the four jailed bankers have filed a formal complaint against the Director of Prisons, alleging he permitted Michael Moore access to the prison, where his camera crews stayed an entire day to capture them on film and interview other prisoners about them, thus invading their right to privacy.
Read more: Bankers file formal complaint over Michael Moore’s visit to the prison where they are serving time
The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service reports that Ísold denies these allegations, saying the purpose of the visit to the prison was to document the prison, rather than the prisoners themselves. She adds that an employee of the prison followed them at all times during their stay at the prison. The producers of the movie contacted Sigurður Einarsson, the former Chairman of the Board of Kaupþing, requesting an interview, but that he denied this request, however she could not say whether other inmates at Kvíabryggja might have been interviewed about the jailed bankers.
