What happened to Mahmoud Boushahri because of his “honeymoon”?

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Information announced, via the “X” platform, the referral of the artist Mahmoud Boushahri, on Thursday, to the Public Prosecution. After his participation in the movie “ Honeymoon ,” which sparked controversy among the audience.

Referral of Bou Shehri to the Public Prosecution Bushehri was referred to the prosecution because the film shown on the Netflix platform violates the traditions and customs of Kuwaiti society and Islamic values, according to what was published by local media.

A few days ago, a Kuwaiti lawyer threatened to sue Nour Al-Ghandour and Mahmoud Boushahri over the movie “A Moon Like Honey,” stressing that he resorted to the legal methods drawn up by the Constitution and codified by legislation, explaining that he is not the decision maker to stop any work or continue it, calling on the public to respect the laws and the Constitution that gave people the right to Litigation. He described the film as a failure.

“Honeymoon” tops the trend In the past few hours, Nour Ghandour expressed her happiness that her film “A Moon Like Honey” came in first place on the list of most watched films on the Netflix platform.

Nour said that she would like to express her gratitude to all the filmmakers, as well as viewers and fans, for their wonderful interaction with the work.

Nour Al-Ghandour thanks the “Dream Team” The star, Nour Al-Ghandour , shared a picture from the movie, which became number one on the Netflix platform, with her followers on Instagram and commented: “Praise be to God, it ranked first in the world for a week. Thank you for all your comments, messages, congratulations, and your words that do not explain the heart, and thank you to all those responsible for This job, to be honest, I had a dream team with me.”

"Honeymoon" is a success despite raising controversy Although the Kuwaiti film sparked widespread controversy in the Kuwaiti street and on social media, after it was attacked because of its bold events and scenes, which observers considered contrary to social customs and values, and also because of the marriage of the hero, whose role is embodied by the Iranian artist Mahmoud Boushahri, to a girl, whose role is embodied by the artist Nour Al-Ghandour.

As time passes, he discovers that his wife is his breastfeeding sister, which some considered a promotion of incest, which sparked public anger, because it violated the teachings of the Islamic and Christian religions, and it became a trend immediately after it was shown on the Netflix platform.

However, it achieved great success after topping the list of films on Netflix, and obtaining first place on the list of new films.

It is noteworthy that the echoes of the success of the movie “A Moon Like Honey” reached the Arab world and not just within Kuwait.