Malaysian Censorship: Bruno Banned
Less than a week after it was reported that Beyonce was forced to severely tone down her liberated, subtly sexual performance in Malaysia , Kuala Lumpur officials deemed Bruno inappropriate for the population’s viewing, thestar.com reports. The National Film Censorship Board in Malaysia has cut off the public viewing of British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s portrayal of a flamboyantly homosexual Austrian fashionista. The barrier-crossing film contained numerous clips of Cohen’s Bruno engaging in sexual acts with another man, along with scenes that included full frontal nudity and plenty of other excessively sexual scenes. Despite criticism of the films gratuitous sexual content, it was commercial success across North America.
The move is centered firmly around homosexual themes, and this was likely the central issue behind its ban in Malaysia. Their large Muslim population is extremely critical of homosexuality.CCohen’s previous movie, Borat, where he portrayed an ignorant Kazakh reporter travelling through the U.S., was also banned in Malaysia.
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