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Forbidden movies: Russia bans films that reject so-called ‘traditional values’
A Russian law bans films judged to reject so-called "traditional values." The law defines those values to include patriotism and service to the fatherland, high morals, a strong family, productive labor, and prioritizing the spiritual over the material.
Categories: politics-and-governance
Generated scores
Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.
- Confidence
- 5/10
- Geographic reach
- 5/10
- Global importance
- 5/10
- Impact magnitude
- 4/10
- Positivity
- 2/10
- Urgency
- 2/10
Why it matters
This is a national legal restriction on films tied to a specific statutory definition of "traditional values".

