“365 Days on Netflix is glorifying kidnapping, sexual/physical assault, and Stockholm syndrome,” adds another. “There is nothing romantic or sexy about this movie at all.”
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Singer Duffy recently spoke out against the movie in the form of an open letter to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings. “I just can’t imagine how Netflix could overlook how careless, insensitive, and dangerous this is,” she wrote. “[It] glamorizes the brutal reality of sex trafficking, kidnapping, and rape.” In February, Duffy revealed that she had once been drugged, raped, and held captive for several days.
Instagram influencer Mik Zazon has been especially vocal in opposition of the movie and created a change.org petition calling for its removal. She argues that “watching abusive behavior romanticized in popular culture makes it more real and accepted as romantic when it actually happens in real life.”
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This all raises the question: Why was a movie like 365 Days, in which a sex crime is being marketed as a fantasy, made in the first place? I’d argue that a platform as prolific and high-profile as Netflix does have some obligation to be conscious of the content it’s distributing. The series 13 Reasons Why—another Netflix original rife with controversies—at least includes a content warning that the series contains graphic portrayals of sexual assault. But aside from that “controversial” label on the title page, 365 Days has no such notice. In fact, Michele Morrone—the actor who plays the kidnapping mobster—said he’s signed on for a sequel.
Glamour reached out to the streaming platform for comment, and we’ll update if we hear back.
Paulina Jayne Isaac is a writer and editor based in New Jersey. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram.
