A gay-themed film has proved an unexpected success in conservative Malaysia. Malaysian films are not allowed to depict support for gay life and homosexual intercourse remains illegal in the country, punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
However, after less than week after its release the film Dalam Botol (which translates as In A Bottle) has taken more than one milloin ringitt (£206,000) in Malaysian cinemas, reports The Guardian.
Writer and producer Raja Azmi Raja Sulaiman had to submit details of the film to the country's strict censorship board. Dalam Botol follows a man who undergoes a sex change because he thinks it will be please his boyfriend.
The film offers a non-explicit portrayal, showing the characters hug but not kiss.
Sulaiman said the healthy box office figures "prove that Malaysian audiences are not so conservative any more. I hope it’ll inspire more films that are meaningful and linked to the reality of people's lives."
However, rights campaigner Pang Khee Teik of Sexuality Independence criticised the negative portrayal, saying: "Many of us Malaysian gays, lesbians and transgenders have absolutely no regrets being who we are."
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Sudut Apa kehalnya : Mcm2 hal la yer kat Malaysia ni.. Gay film pun leh jadi box office. Agak2 yg tgk ni sumer dari kalangan Gay la kot.. Tgk tajuk pun da taw da mcm kena sensor sebab ..... dlm botol. Maknanya kena fill in the blank la kot. Rasanya sumer taw la kan apa benda tajuk citer ni kan. Daripada aku tgk citer ni kat wayang baik aku g tgk citer rango ker hop ker baru la berbaloi.. Kalo tgk citer ni dlm wayang rugi duit jer..hehe. Kalo nuffnang wat contest citer ni dpt tgk premier agak2 ramai tak masuk..heheh
wah box-offs.. hebat..
ReplyDeletetak tau la nak sokong ke tak citer ni....tak berani....huhuh
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