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

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.

Director Luca Guadagnino has made it clear he will be standing up to the ban on and censorship of his latest film, ‘Queer’, promising, “I’m going to fight”.

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,

Director Luca Guadagnino speaks out against the ban of his film 'Queer' in Turkey, questioning the motives behind the censorship and encouraging viewers to download and watch the film. Guadagnino emphasizes the importance of cinema in society amidst claims that the film could cause social disorder.

The director detailed his ambitions around the William S. Burroughs novella while the actor known for playing James Bond praised the daring script.

But beyond the scandalous nature of the scene, working with Guadagnino was a personal milestone for Apollo. “Luca’s always been a huge inspiration,” the singer tells Them. “I’ve been watching his films for so long. I was in Indiana, like, ‘Oh, one day it’d be crazy if I did a film with him.’ So it was cool that that was my first one.”