Days after Netflix launched its first Arabic original 'Perfect Strangers', the feature has come faced severe criticism from conservatives across the Middle East. The movie was released on the OTT platform on January 20.
Reports state that the movie got criticized by an Egyptian politician and accused of, among other things, perversion, promoting homosexuality and infidelity and even being part of a plot to disrupt Arab society.
Interestingly, the film has earned critical acclaim and has even been strongly defended by the artistic community and beyond.