The Queen gets censored on Qantas
A censored edition of the film The Queen in which all references to God were taken out has been removed from Qantas flights.
The Oscar-nominated film starring Helen Mirren, which had the word “God” removed, was being screened on Qantas long-haul flights until the mistake was picked up. “God” was bleeped out seven times during the film, which centres on the Queen’s relationship with Tony Blair in the weeks after the death of Princess Diana.
In one passage, Helen Mirren as the Queen is greeted by a character with the line: “(bleep) bless you, ma’am.”
Qantas management said yesterday the error occurred with a US-based distributor which supplied in-flight movies to airlines around the world, adding, “The version that Qantas got was incorrect, while we ordered the usual unedited theatrical version of the movie.” “We were one of several airlines who received this version”.
“As soon as we were aware of it we contacted the distributor and asked them to fix the problem.”
Hollywood-based film company Jaguar Distribution said the removal of references to God was unintentional. “A reference to God is not taboo in any culture that I know of,” President Jeff Klein said, adding, “We excise foul language, excessive violence and nudity.”
The company said an overzealous young employee removed “God” after being asked to delete all swear words. Management claimed he failed to distinguish between the religious significance of the term and its use as a profanity.
Air New Zealand received to the same version of the film and publicly apologised after passengers complained.
Report by The Mole
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