Fahrenheit 9/11 is banned in Kuwait
Director Michael Moore's film Fahrenheit 9/11 has been banned by American ally Kuwait, because of its controversial representation of the Saudi Arabian royal family.
The state-owned Kuwait National Cinema Co had applied for a license to show the Palme d'Or -winning documentary, but the request was turned down by government censors who believe the movie's representation of America's Iraq invasion is against the law and would incite violence and anger if it was screened in their country.
Abdul-Aziz Bou Dastour of the Information Ministry says: "We have a law that prohibits insulting friendly nations."
He insists the film "insulted the Saudi royal family by saying they had common interests with the Bush family and that those interests contradicted with the interests of the American people.
"The movie made Iraq look like a paradise whose problems started with the American invasion.
"It would have angered Kuwaitis."
Moore's film is showing in other Middle Eastern countries including the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon.
