Morocco approves Exodus film, after offending sections cut
Morocco's movie organization has announced that the Ridley Scott film "Exodus" will be shown once more in Morocco after Fox Studio agreed to cut sections deemed sacrilegious to Islam.
On Dec. 27, the Morocco Cinematography Center told theaters to stop showing film after a review board objected to the scene where Moses receives his revelation from a figure that could be interpreted as representing God.
The board's move prompted criticisms over freedom of expression by filmmakers and politicians in Morocco.
The center's statement late Tuesday said after numerous exchanges with Scott and Fox Studios, they agreed to "remove two lines of dialogue that referred to the personification of the Divine."
