Your Favorite Movie Might Have Been Banned In These Countries

Published on September 8, 2019 By Jason Albert

Shrek 2

What could possibly be so bad about Shrek 2? The animated film stars an ogre and his wife as they travel to Far, Far, Away and meet a group of mythical creatures. So why is it that Israel banned the film’s release in 2004?

via Dreamworks

One character threatens to ‘perform a David Daor’ on someone, implying a castration. This might be pretty dark for a kids’ film and Israel agreed. They demanded the joke was taken out about Daor, a famous singer, before it could be released in Israeli cinemas.