US police groups call for boycott of Quentin Tarantino's latest film

Calls by police groups to boycott Quentin Tarantino’s latest film are putting pressure on one of next month’s most anticipated releases and plunging one of Hollywood’s top directors into a pitched cultural battle.

A growing number of police groups have called for the boycott of upcoming Weinstein release The Hateful Eight, after remarks the director made during a New York rally against police brutality.