Objections to content
Malaysians up in arms about the making out, excess skin on set, and dubious storyline, have called out the movie.
Malaysian Minister of Communications and Digital Fahmi Fadzil even responded to the uproar.
He tweeted that, in his opinion, the movie trailer was "not suitable to be shown", but he would let the Film Censorship Board of Malaysia (LPF) decide.
A tweet directed at Fahmi called on him to "be responsible".
The tweet added: "How can this immoral movie be released in Malaysia?"
Those who watched the trailer came away with bits and pieces of story, with some noting that a porn star appears to be featured in the story.
Another tweet said: "This is too much. This movie is not public-friendly, not culture-friendly, and should not even exist. They could have made a great movie without inserting soft porn or elements of porn."
"The moment you decided to use these elements to make a movie interesting, you, producers, are weak."
Another response on Twitter said: "Crazy. Malaysia is on its way to normalising half-naked bodies. Is this soft porn? Ya Allah, I'm scared to look at this."
One other tweet went as far as saying that the movie will lead to unwanted pregnancies: "Allahu Akhbar! I hope the government will take action against the film industry. I wouldn't be surprised if there were suddenly more children born out of wedlock and baby-dumping gets considered normal in Malaysia."
On YouTube, one commenter quoted Saladin, a 12th century ruler: "If you want to destroy any country without war, make adultery or nudity common in the young generation."
Malaysia Consultative Council of Islamic Organisation (MAPIM) president Mohd Azmi Abdul Hamid has also urged the national Film Censorship Board (LPF) to review the approval of the film.
He said the film's trailer contained too many obscene scenes, Berita Harian reported.
"The movie trailer clearly shows many indecencies, thus it is not suitable for public viewing," he said in a statement on Jan. 17.
He also questioned how the movie was approved for screening in the first place.
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