In New York, dozens of Catholics demonstrated against Benedetta, the latest film by Dutch director Paul Verhoeven. ‘We strongly protest against the blasphemous lesbian film Benedetta, which insults the sanctity of Catholic nuns.”
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The latest film by Paul Verhoeven, Benedetta, is about the love between two lesbian nuns. According to the demonstrators in New York, Verhoeven is guilty of a ‘blasphemous’ portrayal of nuns and Catholicism. Earlier, Russia decided to completely ban the film.
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The protest took place on Monday, ahead of the film’s premiere on the New York Film Festival. Protesters chanted slogans and stood with large banners. ‘We strongly protest against the blasphemous lesbian film Benedetta, which insults the sanctity of Catholic nuns,” one of the canvases reads.
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homemade dildo
The film does not go down well with religious people because of certain nude scenes. In one of the much-discussed scenes, a homemade dildo is used in the shape of a saint. That is considered offensive. Verhoeven said about that scene at the Cannes film festival: ‘Everyone is talking about that dildo. While I personally think the torture scene at the end is much worse. But strangely enough you don’t hear anyone about that.’
It’s not the first time Blessed, Paul Verhoeven’s latest film causes protests. For example, Russia decided to completely ban the film.
