Disney-Pixar animated film Lightyear rated NC16 because of 'overt homosexual depictions': IMDA

SINGAPORE — Disney’s latest animated film Lightyear has been given an NC16 rating here because the Toy Story spin-off features “overt homosexual depictions”, the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) said. 

This means that those aged under 16 will not be allowed to see the film, produced by Pixar and distributed by Disney, in theatres when it opens on Thursday.

The movie contains several scenes of a female lead character and her same-sex partner starting a family and going through different milestones of their lives, as well as sharing a kiss, IMDA said on Tuesday (June 14).

It is the first commercial children’s animation "to feature overt homosexual depictions", it added. 

The decision on the rating was guided by the Film Classification Guidelines, which are designed to be "sensitive to social norms and values that are generally acceptable to members of the public,” IMDA said. 

The authority had also sought the views of its advisory committees, which included the views of parents with young children.