Ridley Scott’s “Exodus: Gods and Kings” telling the story of Moses, has caused a lot of ink to flow since its release. Indeed, Morocco, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates banned the film, each for different reasons. In the UAE, the authorities refused its release because of “religious and historical errors”. In Egypt, the Minister of Culture justified the ban because the film “falsifies historical facts”. In Morocco, the Centre cinématographique marocain (CCM) banned it because it personified the prophets and God, forbidden in Islam. However, after discussions between the Moroccan authorities and the director, theatrical release was granted once elements on the sound-track, lasting a few seconds, had been cut.
Sources: maglor.fr, h24info.ma, lemonde.fr, huffpostmaghreb.com
