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Rocketman banned in Samoa for depictions of homosexuality
Updated On: 13 June, 2019 08:40 AM IST | Washington D.C. | ANI
The Samoan government has banned the widely acclaimed Taron Egerton-starrer film Rocketman from screening in the South Pacific island country
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Washington D.C.: The Pacific nation of Samoa has banned singer-songwriter Elton John's biopic 'Rocketman' over its depiction of homosexuality. The Samoan government has banned the widely acclaimed Taron Egerton starrer film from screening in the South Pacific island country, reported Entertainment Weekly.
Breaking the news on Facebook, the Apollo Cinemas Samoa wrote, "Unfortunately due to censoring issues we have had to cancel Rocketman." The film follows John's journey starting from a young piano prodigy named Reginald Dwight, to a rockstar struggling with addiction who finally finds his way to sobriety. The biopic is directed by Dexter Fletcher and is produced by Elton and his husband David Furnish. According to Samoa's principal censor Leiataua Niuapu Faaui, the film clashes with the country's culture and its Christian beliefs.
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