‘A Goat’s Life’ is an Indian film that inflames Saudi anger and sparks controversy

Heba Press-E.

The Indian film “The Life of a Goat” sparked a wide controversy after its release on the “Netflix” platform, due to its exciting events that attracted a large percentage of views, which angered many people, especially the Saudis, because of the events of the film, which they considered offensive because of the sponsorship regime, knowing that the director of the film He placed a note saying: “The film does not intend to offend any country, people, society or race.”

The sponsorship system is known in Saudi Arabia. It is each employer who brings a person to work and takes care of their contact details and accommodation.

The production of the film lasted 5 years and it was released a few months ago and was at the forefront of the trend, as it tells the true story of a novel. The hero of the story was subjected to great injustice during his stay in Saudi Arabia in the early 1990s, where he came from a godfather to work, only to find himself a prisoner in the desert. He lived among the sheep with great cruelty and slavery for three years with a false godfather, until he escaped.

However, the Indian film has sparked a wide wave of controversy among critics and social media users in the Gulf, among those who object to the way the idea of ​​the sponsorship system has been presented in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and others who see it as a creative work that falls under the heading of freedom of creativity and does not express reality.