Erotic scenes have been removed from a film being shown in Makhachkala cinemas.

The film "The Maid" is being shown in a shortened version in Makhachkala cinemas. Erotic scenes have been removed, and viewers are shown a black screen.

18+ scenes have begun to be cut in cinemas in Dagestan, the Telegram channel "Dagestan Now" reported.

In Makhachkala, viewers are complaining about censorship during the film "The Maid." Now, explicit scenes are being cut because religious viewers don't want to see them, even though they voluntarily attend.

A video recorded from the cinema is attached to the message. It shows the characters, dressed in underwear, kissing. Afterwards, the image on the screen disappears. Laughter from the audience can be heard. A few seconds later, the film's broadcast resumes, with the hero sitting on the edge of the bed, shirtless, according to the recording.

The cinema management is citing religious reasons, as the man feels awkward in front of his wife and children during sex scenes, Mash writes today.

According to the Russian Ministry of Culture's distribution license registry, the 2025 film "The Maid" by director Paul Feig is rated 18+.

Film critic Stanislav Zelvensky, in a review on Kinopoisk, calls the film "a moderately erotic thriller."

The film "The Maid" is being shown today in at least five cinemas in Makhachkala. One of them is scheduled to show one screening, three are scheduled to show two, and another is scheduled to show three times a day, according to the website "Zaotdykh."

"Caucasian Knot also reported that in August 2025, a video appeared on Dagestani Telegram channels showing a naked woman being photographed by a man, allegedly a local guide. Users called for both to be punished.