Your Favorite Movie Might Have Been Banned In These Countries

300

This 2007 epic film portrayed the Battle of Thermopylae and led to an outright outcry in Iran. The plot, which sees a war between Persian King Xerxes and the Greek Spartans was said to be ‘cultural and psychological warfare’.

The Iranians said it showed Persians to be tricked by the Greeks, as well as coming across as cruel and an ‘insult’ to the culture. Warner Brothers denied the claims that they sought to offend anyone, but it didn’t stop the movie from getting banned in Iran.