The Matrix Reloaded has been banned in Egypt on religious grounds and because of its "excessive violence". The head of the Egyptian film censorship body, Madkour Thabit, said that the country's highest film committee had taken the decision based on the sequel's subject matter and not because it objected to any scenes in particular.

The committee, made up of 15 critics, academics, writers and psychologists, released a statement saying that despite the movie's panoply of special effects, it was at its core a film about the religious issues of existence and creation.

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