Disney-Pixar animated film Lightyear to screen with NC16 rating in Singapore

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the film, which contains depictions of a female lead character and her partner starting a family and sharing a kiss, is the first commercial children's animation to feature overt homosexual depictions

The Simultaneous Rating Release mechanism, which has been in place for about two decades, allows film distributors to release two versions of the same film in Singapore, with an edited version to cater to younger audiences.

Reuters reported that the film will not play in at least 14 Middle Eastern and Asian countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates, and is also unlikely to open in the world's largest movie market China.

While it is an excellent animated film set in the US context, Singapore is a diverse society where we have multiple sensibilities and viewpoints. This being a children's cartoon, a significant number of (the panel's) members felt that the overt depiction of same-gender marriage would warrant a higher rating.