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By Ahmed Rushdie
This movie also was a first for Dhivehi movies in that it makes a point of implying that a totally unnecessary character that pops into scenes every now and then is gay. This probably is the first time that a Dhivehi movie has made a reference or even acknowledged something like that. A lot of Dhivehi movies or dramas usually have a character that acts gay, or at least what a stereotypical gay character should act like, even though nobody acknowledges the fact in the movie. The sole role of the said gay character would be to provide comic relief with his exaggerated feminine behavior. This movie is different in that it points out the fact that the character is gay, albeit in a very roundabout way, but then loses its nerve and ends up using him for much needed comic relief that however fails to provide any. The character even gets to say classic lines like “Varah foohivey! Hmpf!”
Read entire article on Haveeru : 2007-07-04
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