There are several movies in Netflix that have starred in different controversies over the years. The most recent so far was probably ‘Blonde’, with its director recently stating that he was glad he had outraged so many people. However, there is another title that he has created an unprecedented scandal in Israel and that the platform seems to not want us to see in Spain.
The movie in question is ‘farha’ and it is chosen this year from Jordan to participate in the category of best international film in the next Oscars. Its global launch took place during the 2021 Toronto Festival, but it has been with its arrival on Netflix on December 1 when such a scandal has broken out that even several members of the Government of Israel have harshly criticized the platform for it.
The complaints have spread to many inhabitants of Israel who have not hesitated to unsubscribe from the platform. One of the main reasons for this is a scene in which a group of Israeli soldiers cold-bloodedly execute a Palestinian refugee family, leaving behind an orphaned child virtually doomed to die. Thus, ‘Farha’ has received several accusations of promoting hatred towards the army of that country.
Written and directed by Darin J Sallam, ‘Farha’ is located in 1948, a year in which 800,000 Palestinians were forced to leave their home and some place it as the true origin of the current situation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The problem is that many have not liked the image conveyed by the film, which has led to massive casualties, an attempted campaign of review bombing Since several of those involved in the film have been harassed on social networks, but they have assured that they will not let them intimidate.
Also, In Spain Netflix is not making it easy to see it, since it is one of those titles that the platform seems to be hiding. To keep an eye on ‘Farha’, what you have to do is change the language of your account to English. In this way you will already have access to it, although I warn you that it still only includes the audio of its original version and subtitles in English and Arabic.
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