A sensitive topic, yet approached with great sensitivity. What would happen if a man (Mehdi Dehbi) caught the attention of the whole world by proclaiming himself the Messiah? Since the launch of its trailer a month ago, the geopolitico-esoteric thriller Messiah , created by Michael Petroni (The Book Thief), which explores the question of belief in the era of social networks, subject of a petition denouncing "evil and anti-Islamic propaganda". At the time of writing, over 4,200 people have signed a boycott call launched by a user.
“It speaks of the perception of events which varies according to our education, our experience, our convictions and our beliefs. Are you someone who believes what he sees or sees what he believes? These themes are sublimely well treated and bring water to the mill of each spectator without trying to make him change his mind. I find it beautifully done, ”confided to 20 Minutes Tomer Sisley, who camps an Israeli intelligence officer in Messiah.
"The people who sign the petition haven't even seen the series!" "
"If it had been anti-anything propaganda, I would not have participated," defends the actor interviewed by our colleagues from Paris. “The authors of this petition are obviously wrong. The people signing the petition haven't even seen the series! ", He laments. In Messiah, the Frenchman camps Aviram, a character who "hates fanaticism and the fact of carrying a religion as a standard to do things in the name of any religion, in the name of God, whatever he either ”, he had also explained to 20 Minutes .
While part of season 1 was filmed in Jordan, the director of the Royal Film Commission of Jordan announced that he had asked Netflix not to broadcast the series on its territory during a press conference on Monday: " Certain elements of the series could be perceived or interpreted as an attack on the sanctity of religion, which could go against the laws of the Kingdom. ” There is no doubt that in case of season 2, the Los Gatos company is not obliged to find new filming locations.
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