Thailand’s National Film Board has rejected a movie about a transgender father struggling to raise two children, a ban that the director says highlights the conservative side of Thai society despite its freewheeling reputation. The board ruled last week that the film, “Insects in the Backyard,” cannot be shown in Thailand because it is immoral and pornographic. Director Tanwarin Sukkhapisit said the scenes deemed offensive by the board were crucial to the story line and cannot be cut. She says she plans to appeal the decision.

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