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Jakarta. The hardline group Islamic Defenders Front are planning to protest the upcoming release of an Indonesian horror movie starring American porn star Tera Patrick.

The movie titled “Rintihan Kuntilanak Perawan” (“The Moans of a Virgin Ghost”) also starred local actresses Catherine Wilson and Angelique, the former wife of legendary dangdut singer Rhoma Irama.

It is scheduled to be released on October 14.

Habib Salim Alatas, head of the Jakarta chapter of the Islamic Defenders Front, also known as FPI, said he did not know that Patrick was in Indonesia to shoot the movie.

"The movie producers have been so underhand. It makes us stressed," Habib said.

"The next time a porn film star lands at Soekarno Hatta airport, we will block them. Nobody told us that the actress had already come and shot the movie in Indonesia," he said.

Habib Salim added that thousands of FPI paramilitary units will hold protests against the Film Censorship Board and the K2K production house.

"We staged a demonstration against the production house but apparently it didn't work. They are smarter this time, they did not leak anything about the movie on the Internet or on Twitter,” he said.

Meanwhile, the movie producer KK Dheraj said the movie had passed censorship.

It was not easy for Dheraj and his K2K Production to convince Patrick to take part in the movie.

“The first time she heard the offer was from Indonesia, she was scared. She refused the movie four or five times before she finally agreed,” he said.

It took 16 months before Patrick's management said yes to the offer.

“To have Tera Patrick in the movie was risky. I did the shooting secretly outside of Jakarta, ten days before the fasting month started. Twenty bodyguards were deployed to guard her from the airport to the hotel room,” he said, adding that Patrick was no longer in Jakarta.

In her twitter account, @MrsTeraPatrick, she wrote she was in Jakarta in August before continuing her business trip to several US states.

American-born Patrick is known for her exotic look coming from a multicultural parents of Thai mother and British father.

FPI previously protested against Japanese porn actress Miyabi starring in a comedy movie titled “Menculik Miyabi” (“Kidnapping Miyabi”).

Miyabi finally decided to cancel her participation in the movie.

Habib Salim said FPI would reject any porn actresses from thinking about coming to Indonesia.

"We will not stand still," he said.