A producer of the controversial film The Lady of Heaven, which has sparked nationwide protests, has said that the outrage is "massive, massive publicity for the film".
Far from shying away from the controvsery, the film's executive producer, Malik Shlibak, said that he and the team "expected this from the start". Mr Shlibak went on to say that protests, led by some members of the Muslim community, have not had the desired impact.
He told YorkshireLive: "It's not really worryng, we expected this from the start of production. If anything, it's overwhelmingly positive because it's massive, massive publicity for the film. The reason we made this film was not primarily for profit, it's primarily to tell a story of Lady Fatima. Coincidentally, her story is about tackling extremism, that's her life story; she stood up against these type of people."
