Officials in Morocco and Egypt have banned Ridley Scott’s new biblical epic Exodus: Gods & Kings from cinemas across the nation due to the film’s “historical inaccuracies”. Censors in Egypt are reportedly upset with the movie’s depiction of Jews as Pyramid builders and other scenes they insist contradict Bible stories, while their counterparts in Morocco, where scenes for the film were shot, have reversed a decision to allow the blockbuster, starring Christian Bale as Moses, to open in cinemas.
Director Scott has already had to defend his film from critics upset with the casting of two white movie stars as Moses and Egyptian pharaoh Ramses.
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