Banned under the censorship act of 1981 because it depicts a lesbian relationship and a controversy. [113] Banned by the Finnish Board of Film. In 1972 and 1974 Swedish television showed the film, resulting in the Swedish television mast on Åland being shut down during the movie because Finns were banned from seeing the film. Director of the Finnish Board of Film, Jerker Eriksson, said that the banning of the film was political because it harmed the Finnish-Soviet relationship. Finnish television showed the film in 1996 on the TV1 YLE channel. [148] [149]

This film was rated "S" due to extreme violence, [483] this is an action film about revenge whose protagonist is a Vietnam War veteran. Banned under the Communist government for depicting a futuristic society which showed parallels with the political situation of Poland at that time. It remained banned until 1983. [399] Banned for 24 years due to its political satire, which could offend their ally and neighbouring country, the Soviet Union. (Finland had a policy of Finlandization). [143] [144] Regular readers will not be surprised to see ExpressVPN at the top of a VPN roundup, because this service delivers where it counts. Banned on its initial release because of its graphic sex scenes, being the last film subject to censorship in the country. [49] It was the only European country at that time where the film was banned. [50] [51] Since 1994 [52] the ban is no longer in effect. [53]

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Banned on the island of Bali, as local politicians worried that the film, which about the 2002 Bali bombings, might promote hatred and intolerance. [240] Narciso Ibáñez Serrador's cinema debut suffered some cuts in its film imposed by the censors. These affected a sequence where the lesbianism of the characters was implied, as well as some plans taken in the showers scene. This material was not kept, although some still pictures taken during the filming. [471] In a 2002 DVD edition, the film was rated as Not recommended for people under 13 years. [472] Banned under South Korean President Park Chung Hee's regime, the importation of the film was on hold because of its anti-war theme. [461] [ failed verification]

This drama film was not authorized to be screened by the military government and never premiered commercially.

Banned "because it tends to promote and support the use of violence to compel any person to submit to sexual conduct." [360] [361] Banned under the regime of Francisco Franco. [468] According to director Fred Zinneman, the reason of the ban was due to the film's portrayal of the Spanish Civil Guard as "heavies". [469] Banned for being critical of the Iraq war and being an insult to Saudi Arabia's royal family. [298]