“Indian film that angered Saudi Arabia”, Qatar site title Arab21 about Goat Lifewas released in theaters in March, and has been enjoying a second run on Netflix since July 19.
But that's just it “for a few days, after adding Arabic subtitles” that the film attracted attention in Saudi Arabia, see the site Raseef22based in Lebanon, which speaks of“fierce attack” who has since spread rejection of the film on Saudi social networks.
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The film is based on the successful novel, published in 2008, by Indian author Benyamin, and narrates events that took place in 1992. “At that time, the Gulf countries imported workers from India on a large scale,” explain Raseef22. And Najib, the hero of the film, is one of them.
But when Najib arrived in Saudi Arabia, his expatriation project turned into a nightmare. He fell into the hands of a Saudi who decided to exploit him immorally as a goat herder.
“He sleeps next to livestock, can't wear new clothes, doesn't have access to water [autre que celle des auges pour les chèvres] and had nothing to eat but bread and onions. He was constantly tortured, and his travel documents were destroyed.
