The opening film was banned in the country for “provocative content that would endanger the peace of society.”

Luca Guadagnino’s forthcoming film Queer, which wooed audiences at Venice Film Festival in September, will premiere in U.S. theaters on November 27. The Italian director tapped a star-studded cast, including Lesley Manville, Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, and Jason Schwartzman. The A24 movie adapts William S. Burroughs’ novel of the same name.

"I want to talk to you... without speaking..." A24 has unveiled the first official trailer for Queer, the second film from Italian director Luca Guadagnino out this year (he also opened Challengers in spring).

The festival’s host said the ban on “Queer,” which stars Daniel Craig, “restricts art and freedom of expression.”

Mubi has scrapped an entire festival it had planned in Turkey after local authorities banned a screening of Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer.”

The streamer MUBI says it has scrapped a film festival due to take place in Turkey this weekend. The decision was made after authorities said the streamer could not screen the new movie, Queer. The acclaimed film comes from Italian director Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name,

Mubi, the global streaming platform, production company and film distributor, has cancelled its Turkey film festival over local censorship of the film ‘Queer’. The company said it is taking a stand for “protecting freedom of expression.

Streaming service Mubi cancelled their international film festival in Istanbul to protest the local government’s decision to ban the opening film, a gay romance drama starring Daniel Craig. The MUBI Fest was scheduled to open on Thursday evening with a screening of Queer ,