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+ E s1 e4 b8 W' q8 L1 R% HAuthorities in China have banned a film set in a Beijing massage parlour that had already been heavily censored for its sexually explicit content.
, L. \8 j" K* g) p/ m, K9 p% v4 u2 CLost In Beijing was released in Chinese cinemas on 30 November after scenes showing dirty streets, prostitutes and gambling were removed from the movie.
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According to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, however, the film still violated regulations. ; s( ?$ D1 e0 b) K' j, I5 D
1 v: y4 S& W9 X% H1 j4 K7 HIts producers have been banned from making films in China for two years.
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* r% w% i( Z- z x: jThe drama - which involves the rape of a masseuse and her subsequent pregnancy - was screened at the Berlin Film Festival in February 2007. 8 L$ ^* @, P2 t! B8 ]' O0 f* _
0 g- ]& B* E7 P$ B- G6 \7 uIt went on to win a jury prize at the Bangkok International Film Festival last July. - s( R' ?& ~9 B& s, h
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'Inappropriate'
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) H- `$ m- ?7 S$ ]) n& C3 s2 w$ }According to the Chinese authorities, the film broke regulations by using "unhealthy and inappropriate promotional materials" in its marketing. * e7 @: Z) v; a& {$ l
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Its producer, Fang Li, has attributed the decision to the widespread availability of uncut, pirated versions of the movie he did not sanction. & q" m) M% R5 S$ h5 y6 V" y* ]) o
/ W7 o1 @, `0 W& G+ d"Why would I give the movie to pirates and hurt my own movie?" he told the Associated Press.
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"We are the victims of piracy. We are the biggest victims." ) y: M# y" y' ]1 D- o
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Previously, Fang said he had edited the film to remove explicit sex scenes and a side character - a fired foot masseuse who becomes a prostitute.
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" \: e) y$ F6 @, ]" ^Scenes set in Tiananmen Square, the site of pro-democracy protests that prompted a bloody military crackdown in 1989, were also removed. + O# U& k( \/ e& F) S" p5 w
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The censored version of the movie had already been released legitimately on DVD. |
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