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China bans censored brothel film
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8 y2 h7 a3 p4 @Authorities in China have banned a film set in a Beijing massage parlour that had already been heavily censored for its sexually explicit content.
8 K$ Q/ Z! B8 L) O/ W! r& `; M- DLost In Beijing was released in Chinese cinemas on 30 November after scenes showing dirty streets, prostitutes and gambling were removed from the movie. 6 T8 e$ J( w" a: K9 {( v- c [
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According to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, however, the film still violated regulations. + w' I6 l; o$ l4 e
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Its producers have been banned from making films in China for two years.
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( a. r" b* V. e3 X. ]- iThe drama - which involves the rape of a masseuse and her subsequent pregnancy - was screened at the Berlin Film Festival in February 2007.
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It went on to win a jury prize at the Bangkok International Film Festival last July. 6 m, j* [$ ?6 s, z
5 Y5 r4 a+ h( L4 q& b'Inappropriate'
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/ ?4 X: P& k8 p0 ]According to the Chinese authorities, the film broke regulations by using "unhealthy and inappropriate promotional materials" in its marketing.
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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. ) ^# i& H+ f- H( |
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"Why would I give the movie to pirates and hurt my own movie?" he told the Associated Press.
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0 e- w) t+ G4 F H" E. w& C' O4 K"We are the victims of piracy. We are the biggest victims." 3 F! x- X0 }/ ^% X
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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. 3 L& _ s8 C5 H& M
% O( m' Z# X- D' j& p( `7 x( z0 jScenes set in Tiananmen Square, the site of pro-democracy protests that prompted a bloody military crackdown in 1989, were also removed.
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# W1 t' W. K. i- b9 L: r0 J" }0 ~2 ]The censored version of the movie had already been released legitimately on DVD. |
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