The British channel Cineworld said on Tuesday that it had deprogrammed the film “La Dame du Paradis” (“The Lady of Heaven”) in the United Kingdom, after demonstrations by Muslims in front of its cinemas against this feature film on the daughter of the prophet. Mohammed.
An online petition signed by more than 119,000 people is calling for the removal of the film, which has been described as “disrespectful” and “racist”. According to The Guardian newspaper, Muslims also demonstrated outside Cineworld theaters in several cities, deeming the film “blasphemous”.
“Due to recent incidents related to screenings of ‘The Lady of Heaven’, we have decided to cancel upcoming nationwide screenings of the film to ensure the safety of our crews and customers,” a doorman said. -word of the group, especially present in the United Kingdom and the United States.
This British drama film, directed by Eli King and released in theaters in the United Kingdom on Friday, is the first to tackle the character of Fatima Zahra, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad and wife of Ali, the first Shiite imam.
Asked by the Guardian, its executive producer Malik Shlibak felt that cinemas should “defend their right to show films that people want to see” rather than give in to “pressure”.
