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Audiences inSaudi Arabia and other Gulf states have called for the boycott of Netflix’s latest film, Aadujeevitham: The Goat Life, accusing the streaming giant of damaging the country’s image. The nearly three-hour film portrays the hardships of a Malayali Indian migrant worker who was coerced into working without pay as an isolated goat herder in Saudi Arabia, sparking considerable backlash from many in the kingdom who accuse it of misrepresenting the country. However, the boycott calls ignore a far more critical issue; the region’s ongoing use of the kafala system, a labour system widely con…