(CNN) -- Another Hollywood movie is running afoul of a foreign government this month.
"Exodus: Gods and Kings" was banned in Egypt.
"The Ministry of Culture bans the film 'Gods and Kings' for historical inaccuracies," the Egyptian agency said in a statement.

The movie, which stars Christian Bale as Moses, is a re-enactment of the biblical story of the Jews' escape from slavery in Egypt more than 3,000 years ago, during the time of the pharaohs. Australian actor Joel Hedgerton plays the Pharaoh Ramses in the 20th Century Fox production.
Egyptian Culture Minister Jabir Asfour slammed the film as "Zionist."

"It shows history from a Zionist viewpoint and forges historical events, therefore it is was banned in Egypt," according to state news agency EGYNews.

In 1956, the same biblical story was told in "The Ten Commandments" starring Charlton Heston as Moses and Yul Brynner as Ramses. That version was filmed on location in Egypt.

"Exodus" is the latest in Hollywood's string of religious-themed movies released this year.
In March, several Muslim countries banned the blockbuster "Noah," saying the depiction of Noah -- whom Muslims revere as a prophet -- is forbidden in Islam.

News of the ban comes on the heels of the limited release of "The Interview," the movie that provoked North Korea to vow "merciless" action against the United States over its lampooning of leader Kim Jong Un. On Saturday, North Korea called U.S. President Barack Obama the "chief culprit" who forced Sony to "indiscriminately distribute" the picture.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/27/world/meast/egypt-exodus-ban/

I expected that to happen

But what's my business

Islam always intolerant, so 4 muslims its either their way or never. Thank God d West not Arabs r d world powers. Otherwise?

resty4:
Islam always intolerant, so 4 muslims its either their way or never. Thank God d West not Arabs r d world powers. Otherwise?

Dude it's not about Islam here, it's about lies. The movie had become a laughing stock due to its inaccuracy.

Most importantly ancient Egyptians (known as kemet) were blacks so why using a white character?

They portrayed the reign of pharaoh Ramses where Egyptians were building pyramids whereas Egyptians stopped building pyramids a thousand years before then.

The sole reason for banning the movie is due to the misinformation in the movie

You also need to know that ancient Egyptians were not Muslims as Egypt was also invaded by the Arabs and plunged into an Islamic country. The Arabs invaded Egypt at a time when the country is already weak at the point when they were recovering from the invasion of the Greeks and the Romans

mankand:


Dude it's not about Islam here, it's about lies. The movie had become a laughing stock due to its inaccuracy.

Most importantly ancient Egyptians (known as kemet) were blacks so why using a white character?

They portrayed the reign of pharaoh Ramses where Egyptians were building pyramids whereas Egyptians stopped building pyramids a thousand years before then.

The sole reason for banning the movie is due to the misinformation in the movie

You also need to know that ancient Egyptians were not Muslims as Egypt was also invaded by the Arabs and plunged into an Islamic country. The Arabs invaded Egypt at a time when the country is already weak at the point when they were recovering from the invasion of the Greeks and the Romans

I thought as much because if Egyptians were Muslims then the name (Egypt) it wouldn't have mentioned in the Bible at all.

otosa:

I thought as much because if Egyptians were Muslims then the name (Egypt) it wouldn't have mentioned in the Bible at all.

When king Philip the father of Alexander the great visited ancient kemet before the Greek invasion, he said he have found vast knowledge in the land of the blacks. Egypt means black. In Greek