The film of Jackson's accusers gets a standing ovation and the estate is repressed

It is not uncommon for audiences at the Sundance Film Festival to give standing ovations, but the ceremony took a solemn air as two men accuse Michael Jackson of to have badaulted while the boys were walking. On stage, after the screening of the documentary Leaving Neverland, a documentary about their stories

Wade Robson claims that Jackson badaulted him from 7 to 14 years old and that James Safechuck unveiled their allegations after Jackson's death in 2009. [19659005] The four-hour film, which will be broadcast in two parts on the Channel 4 and HBO British channels this spring, is a sprawling account of how their lives have intersected with that of Jackson at the apogee from his celebrity in the 80s and early 90s, and later, to adulthood, when the trauma of what happened in their youth began to manifest itself in a serious way.

In addition to stories by Robson and Safechuck, the film also interviews family members, including boys. mothers and wives, brother and sister of Robson

Jackson's voice is heard in the film, in the voice messages that he left to Robson and in an "interview" that Safechuck made with his private plane, and the film also shows some of the many faxes he sent to Robson.

"We can not change what has happened to us. And we can not do anything against Michael, "Robson said during a question-and-answer session with the audience. But he hopes this will deter other survivors from feeling less isolated and sensitize childminders to their activities.

Safechuck adds that they were not paid to participate in the documentary and that they did not expect to get anything out of it.

The film was denounced by Friday by Friday in the film "The Kind of Murder Michael Jackson Was Victim in the Tabloids in Life and Now in Death". He accused Robson and Safechuck of being "two perjurers", a reference to affidavits

Robson, a choreographer who worked with Britney Spears and other influential figures, testified for Jackson's defense during of the trial of 2005 which ended with the acquittal of the pop star under the head of violence.

"The film recounts unsubstantiated allegations that were made 20 years ago and treats them as facts," the statement said.

He accused the filmmakers of handing them over too.

Associated Press does not generally identify people who claim to be victims of badual badault unless they are publicly manifested, which Robson and Safechuck did in many ways .

Quitting Neverland has been denounced by the Jackson estate and fans since the announcement of the project earlier this month.

Jackson was acquitted of badual harbadment charges in 2005 in a case involving another young man. Robson testified at the trial, claiming that he had slept in Jackson's room several times, but that he had never badaulted him. Safechuck made similar statements to investigators while he was a boy

In 2013, Robson then filed a lawsuit that stressed stress and trauma had forced him to face the fact that He had been badually badaulted by Jackson. Safechuck initiated a similar action the following year. Both were removed from office for technical reasons and a judge did not badess the merits of the allegations.

Neverland director Dan Reed said he was entering a new territory in search of an entertainment character, instead of his usual subjects like terrorism and crime.

The film has been controversial since its announcement just a few weeks ago. At his announcement, the Jackson Estate convicted him for repeating "discredited allegations".