(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The Ridley Scott movie about Mosess escape from pharaonic Egypt contained religious and historical mistakes.
Dubai — The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday (December 30) that it will not allow screening of Hollywood’s Biblical epic “Exodus: Gods and Kings” mirroring similar bans by Egypt and Morocco.
The National Media Council charged with vetting films for release in the UAE said the Ridley Scott movie about Moses’s escape from pharaonic Egypt contained “religious and historical mistakes.”
The council’s director of media content tracking Juma Obaid al-Leem said the film had fallen foul of the council for its depiction of Moses.
“We do not allow the distortion of religions... When it comes to religious and historical movies we care about having a correct narrative and avoiding hurting the feelings of others” Leem said.
But he insisted that film censorship in the UAE is not tough stressing that most movies are approved for release.
“It is normal if we express reservations about one movie out of 1000” he said.
The 3D “Exodus: Gods and Kings” starring Christian Bale as Moses earned $24.1 million in its debut weekend in the United States according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.
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