We also want public retraction, as they have seriously offended Christians,' read the plea. 'For removing the film from the Netflix catalog and for the Backdoor to be held responsible for the crime of villainous faith. It calls upon Netflix to remove the movie, made by comedy sketch group Porta dos Fundos (Backdoor in English).
The petition, started on, has so far collected 1,529,504 signatures. The film also reportedly shows Mary, mother of Jesus, smoking weed. 'The First Temptation of Christ', a Portuguese language film released in Brazil by Netflix on December 3, has created an uproar for its depiction of a gay relationship between Jesus and his friend Orlando. Over 1.5 million people have signed a petition asking streamer Netflix to take down a film that allegedly shows Jesus in a gay relationship.
