Reeva's family has not endorsed 'Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer'
The Steenkamp family say that they have not endorsed a US movie about the death of their daughter at the hands of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius.
The trailer for the movie, 'Oscar Pistorius - Blade Runner Killer', was released on Sunday.
Lifetime Movies, a digital cable and satellite TV network in the United States, created the film which is set to premier in the US in November.
The movie features Andreas Damm, who plays Oscar and Reeva is played by actress Toni Garn.
In a brief statement via their lawyer, Tania Koen, the Steenkamp family said that they did not endorse the movie.
"June Steenkamp had no knowledge of the making of the film. She was not approached to participate, comment or be part of the making thereof," Koen says.
The film chronicles the real-life story of the fatal Valentine's Day shooting, the Blade Runner's relationship with Steenkamp and his lengthy trial.
A release date for South Africa is yet to be confirmed.
Meanwhile, a date has been set for the State's application for leave to appeal Pistorius' jail term.
The matter will be heard in the Supreme Court of Appeal on 3 November.
Pistorius, a former Paralympian, has been convicted of murder.
In June 2016 he began serving his six-year jail term.
He had initially been found guilty of culpable homicide and received a five-year prison sentence, but on appeal by the State he was found guilty of murder.
NPA spokesperson Luvuyo Mfaku told Jacaranda FM News that the six-year jail term is shockingly inappropriate.