The Portuguese comedy special from Porta dos Fundos which arrived on Netflix a few of years ago seemingly is about to depart the service after not even two years The comedy special is probably one among the foremost controversial releases in Netflix’s history. It comes from a comedy troupe Porta dos Fundos who are almost like the likes of Monty Python, The Lonely Island, or Aunty Donna It’s controversial due to its material which scored it many criticism both online and offline. The parody film depicts Jesus returning home to a surprise 30th birthday celebration where his true parent is revealed. Notably, the title depicts Jesus being gay.
The 46-minute special was added to Netflix on December 3rd, 2019 and was dubbed as a “Christmas special The controversy surrounding the title particularly in Brazil shouldn’t be understated The release of the title led to attacks on the HQ of the comedy troupe with reporting of Molotov cocktails being thrown at the building where they reside A petition was soon found out after the title was announced for Netflix which has garnered 2.4 million signatures with signatures still being added nearly two years later.
Another online petition to urge the title faraway from Netflix found out two years ago recently hit 240,000 signatures. The petition states This is way from funny but downright disrespectful and a highly offensive degradation of Jesus This mockery of Jesus shouldn’t be deemed as satire but an intentional plan to attack the elemental beliefs that uphold the Christian faith. it’s anti-Christ in every sense of the word and an immediate demonstration of hatred against all who profess to be bible-believing Christians.”
A court case in Brazil (where the special was produced) gained mainstream media attention too. The case originally began with Netflix having to require down the special after a court ruling but was then overturned after a politician complaint from Netflix with the president of Brazil’s supreme court ruling in favor of the special staying on Netflix Now it’s just like the title is being faraway from Netflix. As of the time of publishing the title in multiple regions including the us and therefore the uk are set to lose the title on September 1st, 2021 meaning the Judgment Day to observe are going to be August 31st.
The title notably wasn’t present on the PR “leaving soon” release from Netflix but we’ll be including it on our leaving soon posts to accurately reflect what’s currently set to go away Netflix Why the show is leaving now’s unclear. Typically Netflix Originals leave for 2 reasons. One, via legal obligations or two the license has expired. within the second case, titles are often licensed in yearly intervals which isn’t the case here. We’re collating a full list of Netflix Original removals via our dedicated article.
