AKIPRESS.COM - Turkey's Islamic-rooted government has banned Danish director Lars Von Trier's controversial movie Nymphomaniac from theaters for its extensive nudity and no-holds-barred sex scenes, drawing accusations of censorship, according Ahram news resource.

The film, which premiered at the Berlin film festival last month, was due to premiere in Turkey on March 14 with a warning against children under age 18 watching it.

But Turkey's cinema board, which includes representatives from the culture, interior and education ministries, banned the movie outright by a majority vote six in favor and two against on Monday.

“This film is in the porn category,” the board's general director Cem Erkul said. “It also depicts extreme violence against women.”

Nymphomaniac tells the story of a woman's sexual awakening from childhood to age 50. It stars Charlotte Gainsbourg alongside Stellan Skarsgard and Shia LaBeouf.