Cineworld, which owns the Regal chain in the U.S., has canceled screenings of 'The Lady of Heaven' after it was accused of blasphemy by Muslim groups and sparked protests in several U.K. cities.
The Lady of HeavenProtests erupted in front of cinemas in several U.K. cities after the film, from director Eli King and writer Sheikh Al-Habibi, began showing over the bank holiday weekend for the Queen’s jubilee.The Lady in Heaven
also makes links between the Islamic State militant group and various historical figures in Islam. It opens with the invasion of Iraq by ISIS, featuring a graphic murder. With Islam forbidding the direct portrayal of religious figures, Fatima is seen as a faceless character, shrouded by a black veil.
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