But there are acts that are not good for public viewing and against the law.'Ĭhristianity is the official religion of Samoa. 'He (Elton John) went through a difficult family life and managed to move on and become very successful.
'It's a good story, in that it's about an individual trying to move on in life,' Niuapu said. He told the Samoa Observer that the movie 'violates laws against same-sex marriage and doesn't go well with cultural and Christian beliefs here.' Samoa's Principal Censor Leiataua Niuapu confirmed the ban, saying that the film was 'not good for public viewing.' Gay sex can attract jail terms of up to seven years in the small nation of only 196,000 inhabitants. The South Pacific nation of Samoa said on Tuesday that it was banning the film 'Rocketman' about the life of musician Elton John, over its depictions of gay romance.
