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LPF chairman Datuk Abdul Halim Abdul Hamid said in a statement today the ban was to protect the sensitivity and harmony of the multi-racial and multi-religious community in the country. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\"LPF has decided that any movie which shows an illustration or face of a prophet is in contravention of the Home Ministry's film censorship guidelines. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\"The decision is also in line with the censorship guidelines on broadcasting material of an Islamic nature issued by the Islamic Development Department of Malaysia (Jakim),\" he said. The film was presented to the LPF on March 7. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
In the film, Russell Crowe acts as Noah and stars with, among others, Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, Anthony Hopkins and Douglas Booth. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The film was screened in North America from March 28. -- BERNAMA <\/p>\n
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