Queer, based on William S. Burroughs novel and starring Daniel Craig as a gay expat living in Mexico, was supposed to be opening film of the festival.

Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey, the stars of Luca Guadagnino’s gay drama Queer, have weighed in on whether straight actors should play gay roles. The upcoming film, which is set to arrive in UK cinemas on 13 December (27 November in the US),

Mubi, the global streaming platform, production company and film distributor, has cancelled its Turkey film festival over local censorship of the film ‘Queer’. The company said it is taking a stand for “protecting freedom of expression.

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Mubi Fest Istanbul was due to open with Luca Guadagnino's 'Queer' but the film was deemed a threat to public peace

The streamer MUBI says it has scrapped a film festival due to take place in Turkey this weekend. The decision was made after authorities said the streamer could not screen the new movie, Queer. The acclaimed film comes from Italian director Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name,

The arthouse streamer said it pulled the MUBI Fest in Istanbul in the "name of protecting freedom of expression and artistic expression."