Algeria has banned the popular Barbie film three weeks after its release in the mainly Muslim North African nation.
Ednews informs via BBC that the culture ministry has asked cinemas to withdraw the Hollywood blockbuster immediately.
The movie promoted homosexuality and did not comply with Algeria's religious and cultural beliefs, an official source told the Reuters news agency.
Cinemas in the cities of Algiers, Oran and Constantine have been packed, according to 24H Algérie news website.
The film was officially being banned for "damaging morals", the privately owned news website said, adding that since its release viewings had sold out every day.