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China bans censored brothel film ( D5 ^% \) L/ i) h* b6 v8 L$ `5 G2 P
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Authorities in China have banned a film set in a Beijing massage parlour that had already been heavily censored for its sexually explicit content.
?* u" {# Q# a+ m+ ULost In Beijing was released in Chinese cinemas on 30 November after scenes showing dirty streets, prostitutes and gambling were removed from the movie. 8 k* e4 P# Y; f2 l9 V) j5 p% M, f
4 y/ G: d6 n6 M; t6 \# UAccording to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, however, the film still violated regulations. : E" d. k. ?% F$ ~9 U d
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Its producers have been banned from making films in China for two years.
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6 y: X; c$ m' N" m: b! cThe 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.
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% t' ] ?. Z3 r+ \According to the Chinese authorities, the film broke regulations by using "unhealthy and inappropriate promotional materials" in its marketing. & Q. G8 H2 \- M+ s2 B
0 x, s! G2 u+ E! J/ t1 |; qIts producer, Fang Li, has attributed the decision to the widespread availability of uncut, pirated versions of the movie he did not sanction.
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7 S" R, `" |( C, y; {0 g" h"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." , D3 x5 ~ Q# I2 O+ C
$ N. K9 n! X8 p0 E/ [) HPreviously, 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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Scenes 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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The censored version of the movie had already been released legitimately on DVD. |
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