The Menstruating Ghost of Puncak, Jakarta Film Hantu Puncak Datang Bulan – An Indonesian production company said on Friday it had withdrawn a film about a menstruating ghost from cinemas following protests from conservative Muslims who considered it to be “pornographic.”
The Film Hantu Puncak Datang Bulan (The Menstruating Ghost of Puncak), had been due to hit the theatres on Thursday but screening had been put off indefinitely due to the controversy, said Evelyn Nainggolan, manager for K2K Production.
“I was surprised by the brouhaha surrounding the film,” Nainggolan said. “The film has passed censorship and it’s intended for adults.”
A member of the Indonesian Council of Muslim Scholars, Amirsyah Tambunan, has criticised the film as “pornographic and violent”.