Create account

Coverage dated August 14, 2023

Algeria bans ‘Barbie’ almost a month after movie’s local release

Headline from KTLA Los Angeles

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The “Barbie” movie was pulled from theaters in Algeria this week almost one month after its release in the North African country. Online news outlet 24H Algerie said Algeria…

KTLA Los Angeles's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Read the reports

Reports & sources

12 articles, oldest first.

  1. Salon

    Algeria is latest country to ban "Barbie" film because it "promotes homosexuality" (opens Salon)

    Published

    Salon's feed description

    The North African country said the film allegedly does not abide by its cultural values

  2. Rolling Stone

    'Barbie' Banned in Algeria -- Three Weeks After It Opened (opens Rolling Stone)

    Published

    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Officials abruptly yanked the hit film from theaters, saying it “promotes homosexuality and other Western deviances”

  3. KTLA Los Angeles

    Algeria bans ‘Barbie’ almost a month after movie’s local release (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

    Published

    KTLA Los Angeles's feed description

    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The “Barbie” movie was pulled from theaters in Algeria this week almost one month after its release in the North African country. Online news outlet 24H Algerie said Algeria…

  4. Forbes

    ‘Barbie’ Banned In Algeria—Here’s Where Else You Can’t See The Box Office Hit (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    Officials in some countries have noted their moral objections to the summer box office hit.

  5. France 24

    Algeria withdraws 'Barbie' from local cinemas (opens France 24)

    Published

    France 24's feed description

    Algeria has withdrawn the film "Barbie" from its cinemas for reportedly breaching morals, joining a growing number of Arab countries barring the global box office hit.

  6. Variety

    ‘Barbie’ Banned in Algeria for Promoting Homosexuality (opens Variety)

    Published

    Variety's feed description

    “Barbie” has been banned in Algeria in its third week of release in the country, according to Reuters. In a statement to the news site, an unnamed “official source” said tha…

  7. The Hollywood Reporter

    ‘Barbie’ Banned in Algeria Amid Arab World Boycott Threats (Report) (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

    Published

    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Local reports point to screenings of the Warner Bros. movie being halted for promoting "Western deviances."

  8. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Algeria bans 'Barbie' almost a month after movie's local release | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

    Published

    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Algeria bans 'Barbie' almost a month after movie's local release

  9. The Times of Israel

    Algeria abruptly bans ‘Barbie’ almost a month after blockbuster’s local release (opens The Times of Israel)

    Published

    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Ministry of Culture and Arts notifies cinemas in Algiers, Oran and Constantine to 'immediately' pull movie, doesn't explain directive

  10. Deadline

    ‘Barbie’ Banned In Algeria For “Damaging Morals” (opens Deadline)

    Published

    Deadline's feed description

    Algerian authorities have pulled runaway box office hit Barbie from local cinemas over its “damaging morals”. The movie had been playing successfully since it opened three weeks ago …

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

Algeria bans ‘Barbie’ almost a month after movie’s local release | Since Then