Netflix Faces Backlash for Film on Exploitation of Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia
In 'The Goat Life,' a migrant from India is forced into solitary existence in the Saudi desert. The film's critique of the kafala system, which rights organizations say creates slavery-like conditions, has triggered calls for a boycott of Netflix in Saudi Arabia and other countries. Pro-Palestinian activists have a different take
"Aadujeevitham: The Goat Life," a new film that depicts the struggles of a Malayali Indian migrant worker who finds himself forced to work without pay as an isolated goat herder in Saudi Arabia has sparked significant backlash from Saudi audiences who charge it with misrepresenting the country.
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