{"id":63958,"date":"2022-08-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/63958\/13-films-banned-in-lebanon-over-the-past-decade-and-the-reasons-behind-them"},"modified":"2022-08-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T00:00:00","slug":"13-films-banned-in-lebanon-over-the-past-decade-and-the-reasons-behind-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/63958\/13-films-banned-in-lebanon-over-the-past-decade-and-the-reasons-behind-them\/","title":{"rendered":"13 Films Banned In Lebanon Over the Past Decade and The Reasons Behind Them"},"content":{"rendered":"

If there\u2019s one thing the Lebanese state is effective at, it\u2019s bringing the ban hammer down on movies trying to screen the country. We\u2019ve compiled 13 films Lebanese authorities have banned, and the rightful and wrongful decisions behind them.<\/p>\n

1. Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)<\/b><\/p>\n

Reason: same-sex kiss\/depiction of an evil nun<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

2. Lightyear (2022)<\/b><\/p>\n

Reason: same-sex kiss<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

3. Too Much Love Will Kill You (2013)<\/b><\/p>\n

Reason: blasphemous and provocative<\/a><\/p>\n

4. Stranger by the Lake (L\u2019Inconnu du Lac) (2013)<\/b><\/p>\n

Reason: same-sex relationship<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

5. The Attack (2013)<\/b><\/p>\n

Reason: filming in Israel and including Israeli actors<\/a><\/p>\n

6. Personal Affairs (2016)<\/b><\/p>\n

Reason: produced by an Israeli company<\/a><\/p>\n

7. I Offered You Pleasure (2013)<\/b><\/p>\n

Reason: provocative<\/a><\/p>\n

8. Death on the Nile (2022)<\/b><\/p>\n

Reason: Gal Gadot<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

9. Wonder Woman (2017)<\/b><\/p>\n

Reason: Gal Gadot<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

10. Justice League (2017)<\/b><\/p>\n

Reason: Gal Gadot<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

11: The Jungle (2018)<\/b><\/p>\n

Reason: Israeli main character<\/a><\/p>\n

12. The Nun 2 (2022)<\/b><\/p>\n

Reason: offensive to Christianity<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

13. Panoptic (2017)<\/b><\/p>\n

Reason: offensive to Lebanon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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