Queer director Luca Guadagnino explains why Turkey banning film is ‘helpful’

Luca Guadagnino has said that Turkey banning Queer will help the film become a cult-classic in the long run.

Starring Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey, the film follows an American expat who falls in love with a former navy serviceman.

An opening night screening for the period drama was planned at the annual Mubi Festival, in Istanbul, but was cancelled after government officials deemed it a “threat to public peace”.

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Guadagnino said that he felt the decision had been made by board members who had not actually engaged with the film and was “based on what they’ve read about the movie”.

The Italian filmmaker went on to say: “Either way, they’re helping the movie become more cult than less.”

Luca Guadagnino is unperturbed by Turkey’s ban

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