Colin Firth Stanley Tucci Antigay Russia city Moscow News politics Colin Firth Stanley Tucci Antigay Russia city Moscow

Supernova Director Responds to Antigay Russian Censorship

Reading now: 331
www.pride.com

It looks like Russian viewers who were hoping to experience screen legends Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci's latest gay drama Supernova are losing out, because the film is, unfortunately, the latest victim of antigay censorship.

According to a report from The Moscow Times, an intimate scene from the film was cut out by Supernova's Russian distributor World Pictures because of the country's infamous "gay propaganda" law, which prohibits LGBTQ+ visibility in venues accessible to minors.

It also warned critics not to use "gay" in film reviews. Now, the film's director Harry Macqueen, is breaking his silence in regards to the censorship. "We the filmmakers object in the strongest possible terms to the censorship of Supernova in Russia," Macqueen

Read more on pride.com
The website meaws.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

10.02 / 23:35
News New York City reports Marsha's House, NYC LGBTQ+ Shelter, Accused of Abuse and Neglect
spoke to NBC News in a new investigation. In addition, the investigative team from the network also relied on information obtained through court documents and Freedom of Information Law requests.
DMCA