'Exodus' won't play in Egypt over 'historical inaccuracies'

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The whitewashed cast of Exodus: Gods and Kings isn't the only inaccuracy plaguing Ridley Scott's revision — "historical mistakes" cited by Egypt's state censorship and minister of culture made it all but impossible for the film to push through the traditional ban on depicting religious figures.

Deadline writer Ali Jaafar reported Friday that Abdul Sattar Fathi, head of the Egyptian state censorship board, and Egypt's minister of culture have openly criticized Exodus' accuracy, a sure sign that any hope of playing in the very country it depicts is gone.

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