The 91裸聊视频淏arbie91裸聊视频� movie was pulled from theaters in Algeria this week almost one month after its release in the North African country.

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Neither the ministry nor the Algerian Audiovisual Regulatory Authority commented on the reported directive or provided a rationale for it.

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The move comes after banned the live action movie based on the American fashion dolls for allegedly threatening conservative values.

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Fatima Ait Kaci, a retired teacher, told The Associated Press she had promised to take her two granddaughters, who were visiting from Canada, to see the movie. Ait Kaci said she heard what had happened to 91裸聊视频淏arbie91裸聊视频� only when they arrived at the Riadh El Feth cinema in Algiers and discovered another film showing in the 3 p.m.-5 p.m. time slot.

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91裸聊视频淏arbie91裸聊视频� contains no overt sexuality or references to LGBTQ+ rights. But it seems to have drawn fire because of its sheer flamboyance and broad message of inclusion and gender equality in a region where homosexuality is widely seen as taboo.

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