7 oddly specific things banned from movies around the world

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Yohana Desta
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Censorship can be the unintentional star of a movie.

Thanks to iron-fisted film boards, movies get banned left and right for a world of reasons. From foul language to sexual content, there's an endless checklist for movies that want a green light and a good rating. However, some films get banned for entirely unpredictable reasons (unless it's The Interview, which everyone saw a mile away -- the destructive hacking scandal afterward, not so much).

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From nunchucks in the UK, to all things Claire Danes in Manila, here are seven super specific things that have gotten films banned all over the world.

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