Movie to make cannibal famous

Movie to make cannibal famous

PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Sumanto, a suspect being held for
cannibalism in Purbalingga regency, Central Java, is set to rise
to fame because a Jakarta-based film producer wants to make a
movie based on his inhuman acts.

Purbalingga Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Agus Sofyan Abadi said
here on Friday that PT Kharisma Star Vision Plus had approached
Sumanto about making a movie based on his life as a cannibal.

"Star Vision must obtain permission from the Central Java
Police and later pay a royalty to Sumanto," he said.

Sumanto, 30, sparked outrage after he confessed recently to
stealing a human corpse from a grave in Purbalingga and eating it
to obtain supernatural powers.

The suspect also reportedly killed two men who tried to rob
him in Lampung province and ate their flesh.

The company's film crew has visited Sumanto's village in
Kemangkon subdistrict, where his last act of cannibalism
reportedly took place before he was arrested by the police in
Purbalingga. --JP