headdesk this is ridiculous, Russia has to be one of the most homophobic countries in the world
"WDSSPR, the Russian distributor of Power Rangers, informed cinemas on Friday that the film would have the highest possible age restrictions after hardline anti-gay legislator Vitaly Milonov suggested it should be banned.
Milonov singled out the film’s director Dean Israelite and compared the film to fascist ideology. “If fascist ideology is banned in our country, then [movies by] the likes of Dean Israelite should be banned first thing,” he said, according to the Hollywood Reporter.’."
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/mar/24/power-rangers-russia-age-restriction-lgbt-character