<Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <P> The music video for Barbadian singer Rihanna's 2011 single "We Found Love" was directed by Melina Matsoukas . It was filmed on September 26--28, 2011, in the New Lodge area of Belfast and Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland . People driving around the location of the set informed BBC that traffic in the area was congested as drivers wanted to see the singer . The video premiered on October 19, 2011, and was made available to download digitally three days later on October 22 . As of May 2018, the video has amassed over 790 million views on YouTube . </P> <P> The video begins with a monologue given by fashion model Agyness Deyn . Scenes of Rihanna with her romantic interest (Dudley O'Shaughnessy) in both love and hate scenarios intersperse, as they experience mounting difficulties in their relationship . After enduring the overwhelming effects of recreational drugs and physical violence, she finds her boyfriend unconscious on the floor of his apartment, and leaves him, having had enough of the relationship . Images of the song's producer and featured artist Calvin Harris appear in outdoor DJ scenes, while the video has regular references to popular culture, such as themes of films and content of other singers' videos . </P> <P> Many critics noted that the video resembled a short film, and compared it to the films Trainspotting and Requiem for a Dream . Some critics also compared the thematic content to those of Rihanna's videos for "S&M" and "Man Down". Despite that, the video caused much controversy among activist groups . Christian youth pastor Brandon Ward, John Colonnello and the Ulster Cancer Foundation criticized the video for Rihanna's portrayal of her character having sex while under the influence of illegal drugs and smoking heavily . Consequently, the video was banned from being shown before 10 pm on French television . It won the Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video and MTV's VMA for Video of the Year . The video further managed to peak at number one on the Polish Top Airplay TV Chart . </P>

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