Censors in Buddhist Thailand say they want to cut 10 minutes from the end "The Da Vinci Code", after Christian protesters persuaded them that the film contained blasphemous scenes. The censor board, run by Thailand's national police, wants to cut the last 10 minutes from the film and to run a disclaimer before the movie to make clear that the story is fiction.
"The movie's distributor is appealing the decision after the board agreed with protesters about cutting the film," a police official on the censor board told AFP on condition of anonymity.
A government appeals panel will consider the case on Wednesday, he added.
Christian activists complained that the ending of the film contained blasphemous scenes, but the distributor objected to cutting the ending, the official said.
Less than one percent of Thailand's 63 million population is Christian.
The controversial film stars Tom Hanks and is based on Dan Brown's best-selling novel. It explores the idea that Jesus Christ married Mary Magdalene and had children whose descendants are alive today.
