Wolf of Wall Street’s gay orgy scene banned in India and Lebanon

The Wolf of Wall Street has been causing a commotion in the Middle East and parts of Asia, where countries such as Malaysia and Nepal have banned it outright and others, such as India and Lebanon, have cut what they feel are the most offensive scenes. The film, which features 569 variations of the F-word, even had some scenes cut in the U.S., where it was going to get an an NC-17 rating before Scorsese trimmed it for the lesser rating of Restricted.

“Some of the content in the film makes it difficult in certain territories where they have censorship and can even ban films,” Christian Mercuri, president of international distribution at Red Granite Pictures told The Hollywood Reporter. “It certainly concerns us that anyone is cutting our film, but every territory is different.” In Singapore, only viewers over 21 are allowed to see it, and it can only screen in a maximum of nine cinemas in downtown Singapore.

Three scenes were cut from the film in India so it would pass the government’s film regulatory board: a gay orgy; the opening scene, which shows Leonardo DiCaprio using a straw to blow cocaine into a woman’s butt and a scene in which Jonah Hill masturbates in public. In addition, the statement “all nuns are lesbians” was removed because of a guideline requiring all religions to be shown respect.