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MCMC Wants Seniman To Report Namewee s Film Babi For Allegedly Tarnishing M sia s Image
The request from MCMC to file a complaint against Babi comes after Seniman lodged a police report against the film and asked the agency to block it on social media sites including YouTube.
By Sadho Ram â 13 Dec 2020, 01:57 PM â Updated 4 months ago
Babi has raised more than a few eyebrows, despite not releasing locally
Babi, which has earned four nominations at various international film festivals including at the Open World Toronto Film Festival for Best Director and Best Actor and at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2020 for Best Original Film Song, has been courting controversy in Malaysia for its allegedly provoking nature.
MCMC urges Seniman to lodge complaint against Namewee s latest film
Modified13 Dec 2020, 4:47 am
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The Malaysian Artistes Association (Seniman) has been urged to file a complaint with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) against a film titled Babi , to enable the agency to evaluate its content.
MCMC in a statement today said the call was made following a police report made by Seniman yesterday against the film which was directed by Wee Meng Chee or Namewee for allegedly having elements of racism that tarnished Malaysia s image.
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