© "Caro-Prime Minister"Today, August 10, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation issued a rental certificate of the film by Alexei Medilda, Matilda.
This was announced by the director of the Department of Cinematography Vyacheslav Telnov, Interfax reports. According to him, the film is awarded the category "16+".
The Ministry of Culture, Telnov explained, is guided by the provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, which prohibits censorship. He noted that the ministry watched the film and drawn up a conclusion on its compliance with the legislation. “There is nothing banned in the film,” said the director of the department of cinematography.
“We issued a rental certificate throughout the territory of Russia, there are rolling film companies on each territory, which are displayed in the regions,” Telnov explained, adding that it is impossible to exclude some subjects from a rental certificate.
“Nevertheless, the executive authorities of the regions, guided by the traditions and customs of the peoples living on their territory, can independently determine the feasibility of showing a particular film,” Telnov said.
The premiere of the historical drama “Matilda” about the novel by Emperor Nicholas II and the ballerina Matilda Kshesinskaya was appointed on October 25, 2017.
The other day, the head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov,asked the Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky to exclude Chechnya from the Matilda rental license. The authorities of Dagestan turned to Medinsky with a similar request. “They can only be banned in one case - when the laws of the Russian state are violated,” commented Alexei Teacher.
PS Interfax quotes the statement of the State Duma deputy Natalia Poklonskaya in connection with the issuance of a rental certificate to the film "Matilda":
“Given and issued. Every person who respects and understands what dignity, honor is, what is proud of their history, the great centuries -old beautiful amazing, what faith is, what a shrine is - they will not watch such muck. ”