Diana Director 'Devastated' By Film Reviews

Date Posted: 03/10/2013

Despite the film's poor reception in the United Kingdom, the director of the Diana says he has "no regrets''.

The movie's review was "devastating, but when you make a film you don't think about the reactions," Oliver Hirschbiegel told the BBC.

Hirschbiegel admitted the reviews had put off audiences, but he still hoped people would "make their own minds up".

"In all the other places where it's opened - in Poland, the Czech Republic, Turkey and Slovakia - it's been very strong," he said.

"I think for the British, Diana is still a trauma they haven't come to terms with."

Starring Naomi Watts, the film depicts Princess Diana in the final years of her life, with a focus on her affair with heart surgeon Hasnat Khan, played by Lost's Naveen Andrews.

The movie entered the UK chart at number five in its opening weekend, taking £623,000 at the box office. This week, it dropped to number nine.

The film has been sold to distributors in more than 40 countries and will be released in the US on 1 November, 2013.

Source: BBC News