Netflix meets outrage in Egypt with risque comedy-drama

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The movie is about a group of friends meeting for dinner and deciding to make the night more interesting by agreeing to share every text message, email and phone call received with the rest of the group.

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As events unfold, the game reveals shocking truths about members of the group as it touches on topics from adultery and premarital sex to homosexuality, all widely considered taboos in Egypt.

Online, many slammed celebrated Egyptian actress Mona Zaki, who took part in what they dubbed a"disgraceful" movie.One lawyer argued that the film"promotes homosexuality" while another said it seeks to"destroy family values" as part of a"systematic war on the morals" of Egyptian society. Lawmaker Mostafa Bakry argued Netflix should be banned altogether as he called for an urgent meeting in parliament to discuss it.

"This network targets Egyptian and Arab citizens ... we should ban Netflix," Bakri said in an interview with a private TV channel.Netflix rated the one-and-a-half hour long feature as not suitable for those under 16 years old, though it did not include any nudity or sex scenes.Egyptian film critic Tarek Shennawy said he was"surprised" at the attack on actress Mona Zaki.

But Shennawy argued that"the movie's content should not affect the personal or national honour of those who took part in it".Egyptian cinema has a long history of films that shake social mores.

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