The much-awaited “50 Shades of Grey” film, scheduled to premiere in theaters on Valentine’s day, has been banned in Malaysia, as it was characterized “more pornography than a movie.”

According to the Daily Mail, the racy flick that is based on the best-selling erotica series by E.L. James has been deemed unacceptable for watching by the Malaysian Film Censorship Board (LFB).

As a result of the board’s decision not to grant the film a certificate, its official cinema release in the Southeast Asian country has been cancelled.

The decision to ban the film was based on the fact that it contains “scenes that are not of natural sexual content,” such as “sadistic” scenes of a woman being tied to a bed and whipped, said the Chairman of the Board.