Over the past few years, the Film Censorship Board (LPF) has prohibited 16 movies from being screened locally due to their potential to negatively impact public peace.
Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail stated in a written parliamentary response that the banned films were found to have elements that could lead to security, religious, sociocultural, and moral issues.
Some of the reasons behind the prohibition of physical premieres include political and religious content, communist ideologies, sexual or nude scenes, promotion of the LGBT lifestyle, anti-government narratives, Islamophobic sentiments, drug use, and cruelty.
Out of the total number of prohibited films, six were prevented from being screened in 2020, and five films each in 2021 and 2022, including one Israeli-produced film.
Saifuddin emphasized that LPF will continue to fulfill its duty of safeguarding the public against negative values portrayed in movies.
He clarified that the board does not impose limitations on creative filmmaking that seeks to entertain and educate the public, while also elevating the nation’s film industry to an international level.
Additionally, Saifuddin explained that LPF prioritizes four aspects when reviewing movies for approval: public safety and order, religion, sociocultural welfare, as well as discipline and order.
“A film is allowed to be shown as long as it does not contradict the guidelines.
“However, if a scene or dialogue in a film is found to have isolated any of the provisions outlined, LPF has the authority to order for the film’s contents to be altered.
“Some of the ways the movie can be edited include by cutting the scene, blurring the contents, muting the dialogue, erasing the subtitles, or any other suitable edits that do not affect the film’s storyline,” the minister said.
He added that LPF will only issue a ban on a movie’s screening if its genre or overall storyline is “outrageous and unsuitable” for the public.
Some of these films include Daulat, Real Love, Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, Pallu Padama Paathuka, White Eye and Boluomi were banned in 2020 and The Battle At Lake Changjin this year.
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