Malaysian Filmmakers Charged with Offending Religious Feelings in Banned Film

FILE - In this photo provided by the Prime Minister Office, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaks in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Nov. 25, 2022.

The director and producer of a banned Malaysian film that explores the afterlife were charged Wednesday with offending the religious feelings of others in a rare criminal prosecution of filmmakers, slammed by critics as an attack on freedom of expression.