This is slightly old news, but worth mentioning nonetheless.

Indonesia’s first film about the 2002 bombings that killed more than 200 people in Bali has been banned (via) on the island on the basis that it might “reopen old wounds”.

The Long Road to Heaven premièred in Jakarta in January and looks at the tragedy rom different points of view, including those of a Balinese taxi driver who lost a relative in the blast. Also portrayed are an American surfer searching for peace after the 9/11 attacks and Muslim militants who were blamed for the bombs.

According to I Gusti Ngurah Gde, head of Bali’s film board, the film was banned because: “We fear people who do not understand it would trigger conflict and direct hatred at a certain group.”

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