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Film posters for The Mummy banned from public display in the UK
['Nadia Khomami']
Guardian Middle East
Film posters for The Mummy have been banned from outdoor public display in the UK because they include realistic depictions of a dead child.
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received 30 complaints over the promotional campaign in London tube stations for the new Lee Cronin film.
The adverts included a poster showing a closeup image of a female with a mummified appearance and one eye swollen shut.
It said the character depicted in the posters was a “living mummy” who was returned to her parents many years after been kidnapped as a child.
We therefore concluded that the ads were unsuitable for outdoor display and therefore breached the code.”