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In a blistering review, critic Sowmya Rajendran slammed the film as "generic, exhausting and offensive," saying it hides tired cliches behind an "exotic" Kerala setting and a score that overplays the land's "foreignness."

"But if you're tired of Asia, Turkey, etc., and want something exotic — this is it," she added.

Edison has flatly disputed the lawyers’ assertions, calling their claims about the 2019 fire an “exotic ignition theory” based on “an unproven narrative.”

Beth Hall, animal keeper at Greenacres Animal Park which has a variety of farm and exotic animals, said she was concerned about the impact on the animals.

The 55-year-old exotic animal broker was convicted for lying to a federal judge about the death of her chimpanzee Tonka, whom she was hiding in her basement.