“Queer” — releasing in the U.S. with A24 — world premiered in Venice to positive reviews. After the festival, Mubi acquired the film for multiple territories, including the U.K., Ireland, Canada, Latin America, Germany, Austria, Benelux ...

The festival’s host said the ban on “Queer,” which stars Daniel Craig, “restricts art and freedom of expression.”

"This ban distances not only a film but the entire festival from its meaning and purpose," Mubi Fest Istanbul organizers wrote on social media.