article_snippet.sent: Russia's culture ministry said The Hollywood blockbuster's distributors in Russia, Central Partnership, had agreed to withdraw a request for a distribution licence after ministry officials viewed The Hollywood blockbuster. '
article_snippet.sent: The move to effectively ban a major mainstream Hollywood film just a day before it was due to premiere is unprecedented.
article_snippet.sent: The decision to pull The Hollywood blockbuster came after the culture ministry on Tuesday gave The Hollywood blockbuster a distribution licence with an 18+ certificate.
article_snippet.sent: The head of Central Partnership, Pavel Stepanov, issued a statement saying he was 'satisfied' with The Hollywood blockbuster's ban. '
article_snippet.sent: We consider it's important in the future to increase state control over distribution of films that have a socially significant context,' he said.