Ukraine bans ‘Bruno’ comedy

KIEV – Ukraine has banned Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen’s comedy about a gay Austrian fashion reporter, objecting to its scenes of…

KIEV – Ukraine has banned Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen’s comedy about a gay Austrian fashion reporter, objecting to its scenes of nudity and homosexual sex, the culture ministry said yesterday.

The ex-Soviet state had already banned Borat, Cohen's previous satire. The ministry said Bruno “could damage the moral upbringing of our citizens”. – (Reuters)

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