"Thor" banned in Arab countries because of a homosexual character

Several Arab countries this week banned the screening in cinemas of the fourth installment of the

saga , due to gay characters in the film.

Entitled

, the Marvel blockbuster blew up the North American box office, but sparked unease and even censorship in some countries due to LGBTQ references.

The film contains more or less explicit allusions to homosexuality: Valkyrie, the character played by Tessa Thompson, clearly showing feelings for another woman.

In Bahrain, the Ministry of Information has "decided to stop the screening of a film shown in cinemas for the sake of preserving the virtuous values ​​of society", according to a press release published Thursday evening.

He did not specify the title of the film in question, but the broadcast of

was indeed interrupted.

Banned in Kuwait and Egypt, not in the United Arab Emirates

Kuwait has also banned it, according to local press.

This quotes the Ministry of Information, which explains its decision by the presence of “scenes with homosexual characters”.

In Egypt, the press - even state - had promoted the film at the beginning of the month.

But a day after its release, it was officially banned due to the presence of gay characters.

On the other hand,

is still screened in the United Arab Emirates, an equally conservative Gulf country which had banned the Pixar Studios animated film

, containing a kissing scene between two women.

In April, Saudi Arabia asked Disney to remove "LGBTQ references" to the Marvel film

to allow it to be shown in theaters in the ultra-conservative kingdom.

Gender and sexual freedom issues are still very taboo in many Arab countries, especially the Gulf monarchies.

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