Cairo: These days, there is a ruckus in Egypt over Netflix's first Arabic movie Perfect Strangers. Perfect Strangers Story is the story of seven friends. In which during a dinner party, seven friends decide to share the messages coming in their respective phones. These messages reveal the secrets of these seven friends sharing porn messages, homosexuality, losing virginity and secret love affairs. It is the most remade film in the history of cinema. Available in 18 different languages, the film has fostered conversations on loyalty, friendship and secrecy.
Claims to be Contrary to Prices, But Superhit on NetflixThere has been a different debate about the film released in the latest Arabic version of Netflix. The film talks about women's sexuality and LGBT rights. Whereas, in Middle-East countries it is being seen against religious and family values. In a scene in the film, Egyptian actress Mona Zaki is shown taking off her panties, has received huge outrage on social media. Perfect Strangers is Netflix's first Arabic film. Perfect Strangers has become the most-watched film on Netflix after its January 20 release.
MP and many people demanded ban
Egyptian MP Mustafa Bakri claimed in an interview that the film targeted family values. He also demanded the Egyptian government to ban Netflix. Apart from this, many other sections of people have also threatened to ban the film in the country and prosecution for promoting homosexuality. The LGBT community in Egypt has to suffer a lot due to religious and family reasons. Dozens of LGBT people and activists have also been arrested arbitrarily in Egypt.
Cinema people came out in support of the film
Ashraf Zaki, president of the Egyptian Actors Union, said in a Facebook post that he stood with actress Mona Zaki. The role of the arts … is to address difficult issues, in a society that believes in freedom. Filmmaker Maria Abdel Karim, speaking to Al Jazeera, said that Egyptian cinema was traditionally a leader in representing sexuality. Belly dancers were widely used in Egyptian cinema. He also said that women are still usually depicted as pleasing, wooing men.
