The Pacific nation of Samoa has banned the Elton John biopic Rocketman because of its depictions of homosexuality.
Apollo Cinemas Samoa wrote on Facebook it had to cancel Rocketman “due to censoring issues”.
About 97% of people in Samoa identify as Christian, and the society is generally considered conservative and traditional.
Samoa, which is home to about 200,000 people, also banned the 2008 movie Milk, in which Sean Penn portrayed the American gay activist Harvey Milk.
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