The film 'Rust' is overshadowed by the tragic incident during its production where a live bullet was fired from a gun handled by Alec Baldwin, resulting in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuries to director Joel Souza. The film now serves as a painful reminder of this catastrophe, especially with the conviction of armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was sentenced to 18 months for involuntary manslaughter. Despite the movie's release, critiques emphasize a need for better safety measures in the industry to prevent such tragedies from ever happening again.
In general, live ammunition should never be on any film set, per industry standards. Gutierrez-Reed, an inexperienced armorer, loaded the revolver with a live round instead of dummy rounds.
Rust is no longer an ordinary movie; it is a deeply depressing coda to an appalling and entirely preventable tragedy that occurred during its filming.
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