A German court has banned the screening of a film inspired by the
case of a self-confessed cannibal, Armin Meiwes.
The film, Rohtenburg, was due to open in movie theatres in less than a week.
The court found the personal rights of Meiwes were infringed by the film and that he should not become the object of a horror film.
Meiwes was jailed for 8 and a half years in 2004 for the killing of a man, but is facing a retrial in Frankfurt.
He killed the man six years ago after he answered his an advertisement on the internet.
The posting said Meiwes was looking for a young man for slaughter and consumption.
He admitted he killed a 43 year old man in March 2001 and partially ate him.
Meiwes says he wouldn't have killed his victim had the man not asked to die.
He was jailed for manslaughter but prosecutors are seeking a tougher sentence.
An appeal court ordered the retrial after state prosecutors argued Meiwes was guilty of murder.