Los Angeles Aug 16 (IANS) "Desire" an Argentine film which has been facing a lot of backlash since its release is now objected by a parents group which has demanded online streaming platform Netflix to remove it.
Directed by Diego Kaplan the film is in controversy over its opening scene which shows a nine-year-old girl masturbating to the point of orgasm reports hollywoodreporter.com.
Timothy F. Winter President of the Parents Television Council wrote in an open letter to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings: "I respectfully but pointedly ask you: Does the Netflix brand stand for the distribution of nine year old girls masturbating? The answer is yes or no; there is no other choice here."
Kaplan earlier defended the scene in a statement to Indiewire saying: "We work in a world of fiction; and for me before being a director comes being a father."
Written by Erika Halvorsen "Desire" was released in 2017.

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