'Fifty Shades of Grey' which showed in most
major cinemas in Nigeria in its first week of
release, has been banned in Nigeria cinemas by
the National Film and Video Censors Board
(NFVCB). NFVCB, according to cinemas, ordered
the removal of the highly anticipated movie from
the list of movies showing at cinemas.
'Fifty Shades of Grey' is a screen adaptation of
E.L. James’s erotic book of same name.
It revolves around a literature student, Anastasia
Steele, who meets a handsome but tormented
billionaire named Christian Grey, whose sexual
desires are channeled to dominance (BDSM).
'Fifty Shades of Grey' was also banned in Kenya.