Early this week there were rumors that Lebanese censors would ban French-Iranian Marjane Satapi’s animated film “Persepolis.”

On Wednesday, AFP reported that Lebanese censors had, in fact, officially banned the film. Article here.

Then today, met with public outrage and pressure, the authorities lifted the ban on “Persepolis” and it will be released in Lebanon on April 9th. Daily Star article here.

*This is not exactly “Arab Film News.” More like, “Film News from the Arab World.” We still think it’s of interest.

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