2023-08-09 13:02:54
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Country – Reports revealed that Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries decided to show the movie “Barbie” in theaters, starting from August 10.
This came after a previous decision to postpone the show. Because the film contains sensitive sexual scenes that contradict the culture of the region, especially with regard to the rights of the LGBT community.
site said «Variety», It was scheduled that the film will continue to be postponed in Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Egypt, and the rest of the Gulf countries until August 30, but it was finally decided to postpone the show on the 10th of the same month.
The filmmakers bowed
The report questioned the acquiescence of the makers of the film, which cost one billion dollars, to the request of Middle Eastern countries to make adjustments to some of the few scenes to allow it to be shown, while it was expected that the crisis had been resolved in this regard.
It is noteworthy that the movie “Barbie” was scheduled to be shown in the Middle East on July 19, however, it was postponed to August 31, before it was brought forward to August 10, after local censors suggested amendments allegedly related to the narrative and dialogue related to gay rights. .
Films dealing with or containing sex, homosexuality and religious issues are routinely banned in the Middle East to comply with censorship rules, especially if the production company refuses to make necessary edits to those scenes.
Recently, the movie “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” was not approved for release in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, due to the scene being tagged “Protect Trans Lives.”
Banning the movie “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” in Saudi Arabia and the UAE0
According to the site’s report, which was translated by the new Gulf website, it is not clear whether the companies “Warner Bros” and “Mattel”, which are behind the production of the movie “Barbie”, have committed themselves to the proposed changes for the film to be shown in cinemas in the Middle East.
In the past few days, direct quotes from the “Barbie” video have been banned in Saudi Arabia due to the portrayal of women in non-traditional gender roles.
And the movie Barbie is starring Margot Robbie, Essa Ray, Simo Liu, Dua Lipa, Emma McKay, Will Farrell, John Cena, and others, and it was directed by the American Greta Gerwig, and written by Noah Baumbach.
The movie, Barbie, has already grossed $1.03 billion at the global box office, including $468 million in North America.
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