'Rust' to premiere three years after on-set shooting

Torun, Poland: The Western Rust will get its world premiere on Wednesday at a Polish film festival, three years on from a shock on set shooting that...

Torun, Poland: The Western "Rust" will get its world premiere on Wednesday at a Polish film festival, three years on from a shock on-set shooting that killed the cinematographer.

Hollywood A-lister Alec Baldwin was accused of violating basic gun safety rules in the 2021 death of Halyna Hutchins, but his involuntary manslaughter trial was dismissed over withheld evidence earlier this year.

The late cinematographer's mother Olga Solovey said Tuesday she refused to attend the festival for the film's promotion "especially now when there is still no justice for my daughter".

"Baldwin continues to increase my pain with his refusal to apologise to me and his refusal to take responsibility for her death," she said in a statement.

Director Joel Souza, who was wounded in the shooting, will introduce the movie at the Camerimage film festival -- known for celebrating cinematography -- in Torun, northern Poland.