Controversial movie THE DA VINCI CODE will be banned in the Solomon Islands, even though the South Pacific nation has no cinemas.
Prime Minister MANASSEH SOGAVARE made the announcement on state-run radio on Tuesday (23MAY06), warning the film undermines Christianity.
He told listeners, "As a Christian nation, Solomon Islanders would take offence at the content of the film." The Solomon Islands have no censorship body or movie theatres - most of the films watched in the country are pirate DVDs from Asia.