Ireland has banned the Oliver Stone film "Natural Born Killers" and the British authorities have delayed release of the movie, which is about a couple on a murderous rampage.
Mr. Stone has defended the film, which stars Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis, as a satire on how the news media can turn serial killers into celebrities.
The film censor in Ireland, Sheamus Smith, announced the ban on Wednesday without giving a reason. The film was to be released in Ireland on Nov. 18.
The British Board of Film Classification is debating whether to give it a certificate, and its release has now been delayed until next year.
"At the moment, it has not got a classification and the board will not make a comment on a film that has not been classified," a spokesman for the board said today.
Source: New York Times
