Director Luca Guadagnino, who banned his film Queer in Turkey, has criticized authorities for excessive censorship and pledged to fight against diminishing cinema's inevitable powers.

Luca Guadagnino said on Saturday at the Marrakech Film Festival that he'll be 'happy' if people download "Queer" in Turkey where it's been banned.

After Mubi Fest Istanbul was canceled last minute over the governor's censorship of the film, 'Queer' director Luca Guadagnino spoke out.

I know the story of Queer well — the book itself, the circumstances of it being written, and the mythology that preceded the publication of it, the “lost” William Burroughs manuscript. And so I was truly dreading seeing Luca Guadagnino’s $53 million Queer,