The movie ‘365 days’ received harsh criticism and asked to be removed on Netflix
More than 70,000 people signed a petition asking Netflix to remove ‘365 days’, a movie about a girl who is kidnapped and raped and then develops sympathy for her captor.
As of July 9, the campaign against the film on Change.org has received more than 70,000 signatures of approval.
Mikayla Zazon – an inspirational person on social networks – initiated the campaign at the beginning of the month.
She said: “Netflix is clearly on the side of abusers and condoning sex crimes by letting the movie be in the top trends. As a victim of sexual assault, I was angry and saddened when I saw the movie recommended for teenagers”.
365 Days is a film that tells the story of a wealthy crime boss in Sicily (Italy) who kidnaps a young Polish woman and says he will make her love him within a year of imprisonment.
The movie “365 days” builds the character’s psychological development according to “Stockholm syndrome”, so that the hostage develops sympathy for his captor.
“365 days” premiered in Poland at the beginning of the year, earning $9 million at the country’s box office. 365 Days was released on the online film platform Netflix last month, ranking first in views worldwide throughout June, including Vietnam. The producer planned to continue the story but it was delayed because of the epidemic.
After being released online on the Netflix platform, “365 days” received a lot of criticism from audiences and critics. According to IndieWire, many people think that the sex scene in the movie is too explicit and offensive. The way the camera is placed and the body exposed makes it feel like the two actors are actually having sex.
On Rotten Tomatoes, “365 days” did not receive any positive reviews, being criticized by many critics. The movie only scored 3.4 points out of 10 according to IMDB user ratings.
Stockholm syndrome (abduction relationship) is a term that describes a series of psychological states in which a hostage over time changes from feelings of fear and hatred to affection and sympathy, possibly to the point of protection. and develop the bad qualities of the kidnapper.
However, the above feelings of the “victim” are completely unreasonable because they are confusing the torture with the kidnapper’s kindness, despite the dangers they have had to go through
