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Monday, January 11, 2016
From the Liveblog of
Monday, January 11, 2016
Qatar bans sex change film ‘The Danish Girl’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleQatar has banned “The Danish Girl” movie — about an artist who undergoes one of the world’s first sex changes and which stars Oscar-winner Eddie Redmayne — from cinemas, officials announce Monday.
The move follows protests online about the “depravity” of the film, which had begun screening at some cinemas in Doha this month.
“We would like to inform you that we have contacted the concerned administration and the screening of the Danish film is now banned from cinemas,” the culture ministry writes on Twitter.
“We thank you for your unwavering vigilance.”
The film, which is loosely based on the lives of two Danish painters in the 1920s, was first screened in Qatar last Thursday.
— AFP
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