Turkey Says, “Off With Its Head” to Nympho Film

According to the Telegraph, "Turkish authorities have banned Danish director Lars Von Trier's controversial movie epic Nymphomaniac from theatres for its extensive nudity and no-holds-barred sex scenes."

Sorry, there's a typo in the above paragraph. We've seen a screener of the movie and that last line should read no-HOLES-barred sex scenes.

While some call the decision an act of terrorism, some Turkish artists are behind the ban. The Telegraph quotes well-known Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, winner of Cannes' Best Best Director Prize in 2008 for his searing family drama "Three Monkeys," wrote on Twitter: "I strongly condemn the ban on the film 'Nymphomaniac' while there is in fact a policy in place on age limit."

Nymphomaniac tells the story of a woman's sexual awakening from childhood to age 50. It stars Charlotte Gainsbourg alongside Stellan Skarsgard and Shia LaBeouf.

Via Telegraph