Lebanon has lifted a ban on Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi's animated film Perspolis - a recent Oscar nominee and Cannes Jury prize winner - after being accused of sucking up to Iran, according to the Lebanese Daily Star.
On Wednesday, General Wafiq Jizzini, head of the Interior Ministry's General Security department - which administers Lebanon's censorship regime - said he had decided to ban the film after Shiite officials expressed concern that its content was offensive to Muslims and to Iran. He hasn't elaborated on his reasons for changing his mind.
In Australia Roadshow has slated the film - about the experiences of a young girl during the Islamnic Revolution - for cinema release on July 1.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
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