The Pacific nation of Samoa has banned the Elton John biopic "Rocketman" because of its depictions of homosexuality. Add InterestAbout 97% of people in Samoa identify as Christian, and the society is generally considered conservative and traditional. Apollo Cinemas Samoa wrote on that "due to censoring issues we have had to cancel Rocketman." Samoa, which is home to about 200,000 people, also banned the 2008 movie "Milk," in which actor Sean Penn portrayed American gay activist Harvey Milk. Since opening 10 days ago, Rocketman has taken in about $101 million at theaters around the world.

Source: ABC News June 11, 2019 06:02 UTC