Friday, 31 May 2019

‘Rocketman’: Russian Distributor Removes Five Minutes of Film Due to ‘Homosexual Propaganda’ Law - IndieWire

‘Rocketman’: Russian Distributor Removes Five Minutes of Film Due to ‘Homosexual Propaganda’ Law  IndieWire

When Russian moviegoers turn out to see Dexter Fletcher’s lauded Elton John biopic “Rocketman” in the coming weeks, they will not be getting the full picture. The Guardian reports that the Taron Egerton-starring musical has been cut by an estimated five minutes due to Russia’s laws banning “homosexual propaganda.” The outlet reports that popular Russian film critic Anton Dolin took to Facebook after seeing the film in Russia (and after seeing its original version earlier this month), commenting that “all scenes with kissing, sex and oral sex between men have been cut out.” Dolin added that ...



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