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A Densole woman whose brother was killed in the 2002 Bali bombings has criticised the decision to ban a new film about the terrorist atrocity that killed more than 200 people.

Sue Cooper said the movie, "Long Road to Heaven" should be shown. Her brother Paul Hussey died in the terrorist attack. 

Indonesia's first film on the bombings that killed 202 people, had a high-profile release in Jakarta last month.

I Gusti Ngurah Gde, head of Bali's film board, said the film could reopen old wounds. "We fear people who do not understand it would trigger conflict and direct hatred at a certain group."

But Mrs Cooper is quoted as saying, it should be shown so that they can learn about something their countrymen have done. They should be shown how the terrorists have devastated lives.

The movie looks at the tragedy from different points of view, including those of a Balinese taxi driver who lost a relative in the blast, an American surfer searching for peace after the September 11 attacks and Muslim militants who were blamed for the bombs.

"If this movie is allowed to be screened in Bali, we fear people who do not understand it would trigger conflict and direct hatred at a certain group," said I Gusti Ngurah Gde.

The movie was shown to Bali officials and relatives of bombing victims last week at the governor's office.

"Almost all of us said we should reject the screening of this movie across Bali," Gde said.

He said it also could further harm the island's main industry, tourism, which was badly hurt by the bombings.

In December, Indonesian censors barred a documentary on the bombings from an international film festival in Jakarta over concerns that remarks made by one of the bombers in the film could encourage terror attacks.