Ben Whishaw Tops Franz Rogowski In THAT Controversial ‘Passages’ Gay Sex Scene

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Gay erotic drama Passages stirred up controversy before it was even released, which is a great sign for those of us who enjoy the saucier side of cinema. The Motion Picture Association – the MPA – threw down the hammer by giving Passages an NC-17 rating. The film’s director Ira Sachs called this:

“…A form of cultural censorship that is quite dangerous, particularly in a culture which is already battling, in such extreme ways, the possibility of LGBT imagery to exist.”

Sachs and his team made the move to forgo a rating entirely. While we are disappointed that the MPAA found the need to stamp Passages with an NC-17 rating, we do wonder if the buzz helped the movie in the long run.

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