Read our Privacy noticeMelania, the mysterious and controversial documentary about the First Lady, has been pulled from South African theaters days before its global release. That number, however, has dropped by one after the film’s South African distributor Filmfinity made the last-minute decision Wednesday to cancel its theatrical run for “political reasons,” sources told Deadline. Meanwhile, Thobashan Govindarajulu, the head of sales and marketing for Filmfinity, told The New York Times the move was “based on recent developments” but declined to specify. open image in gallery Melania Trump's documentary, 'Melania,' is out in theaters Friday ( Muse Films )The Independent has contacted the White House and Filmfinity for comment. Earlier this week, Mark Sardi, the chief executive of Ster-Kinekor, one of South Africa’s major movie theater chains, said he didn’t know why Filmfinity had pulled the documentary.