There are many reasons why countries choose to ban specific movies. For the most part, the reasoning for the ban makes sense, like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre being banned in Australia and the U.K.

YANGON (Reuters) - The abrupt cancellation of the screening of a film critical of Myanmar's military has exposed sensitivities over portrayal of the army as the country deals with the legacy of 49 ...

The Land Of Morning Calm, from Korean director Park Ri-woong, and MA Cry Of Silence, directed by Myanmar’s The Maw Naing, were presented with the New Currents Awards at the close of Busan ...

Since the 1990s, women from Southeast Asian countries such as Myanmar, Vietnam, and Cambodia have been introduced or lured into mainland China, often becoming tools for childbirth. The film’s ...

Zin Wine, widely regarded as a pillar of the film industry in Myanmar, rarely leaves his home these days. The long-time critic of the military junta, who was jailed twice for his activism, fled to ...

YANGON (Reuters) - A hotel in Myanmar abruptly cancelled a film screening on Wednesday by a non-government body, Global Witness, that is critical of the role of the military in the lucrative jade ...