Japan pulls out Hereafter from theatres

MUMBAI: Going by the disastrous earthquake and tsunami in the country, Japan has put to halt the screening of Clint Eastwood‘s Hereafter.

Warner Entertainment Japan, the Warner Brothers‘ local distributor announced that it was pulling out the film from theatres. The film had been screening across 180 theatres since its February release.

“In light of the recent events we decided that it is not appropriate to screen a film portraying a tsunami,” said Warner Entertainment Japan.

The film, starring Matt Damon, is about spirituality and the afterlife and features scenes reenacting the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

Meanwhile, the release date of The Light, a film about exorcism starring Anthony Hopkins, has also been postponed in Japan.