Banned (but watched) in Lebanon
February 25, 2009
Reporters on the Job: The Israeli movie 鈥淲altz with Bashir鈥� is a hit in Lebanon, despite being banned by the Lebanese authorities. I spoke to several owners of DVD rental shops and they all said that it was one of their most requested movies. (Read the Monitor's story here.)
The DVD shop I visited in an area where Hezbollah has strong influence had several copies of 鈥淲altz with Bashir鈥� brazenly displayed on the store shelves.
When I asked the owner if he was worried about being caught, he said, 鈥淣o one will bother me here. The government has more important things to worry about than catching people watching an Israeli movie.鈥�