‘Beauty and the Beast’ Gets Age Restriction in Russia Over Gay Character

Last week, the live-action film faced a possible ban in the country after director Bill Condon hinted at an “exclusively gay moment”

Beauty and the Beast

Disney’s live-action remake “Beauty and the Beast” will receive an age restriction in Russia after director Bill Condon revealed an “exclusively gay moment” in the film.

According to Russian film service Kinopoisk, people under the age of 16 will not be able to go see the movie in theaters without being accompanied by an adult.

This comes three days after Vitaly Milonov, an MP of the United Russia party, asked the country’s culture minister to screen the film prior to its March 16 Russian release and to “take measures to totally ban” it if the film contains “elements of propaganda of homosexuality.”

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