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China bans censored brothel film

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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. ! H( Q8 r# K9 T. s) b( b
Lost In Beijing was released in Chinese cinemas on 30 November after scenes showing dirty streets, prostitutes and gambling were removed from the movie. & F& {: I# `* F: x- T+ M, o8 G5 A2 G

/ s( p  c8 g9 z5 yAccording to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, however, the film still violated regulations.
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0 ?- H& o, K( O  U* I; P# SIts producers have been banned from making films in China for two years.
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2 h# h) K  r7 k! h% f2 AThe 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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- v4 Q$ {$ [. y% c5 ?! D1 S6 H$ V- @It went on to win a jury prize at the Bangkok International Film Festival last July.
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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.
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"Why would I give the movie to pirates and hurt my own movie?" he told the Associated Press. ' l" t# A3 U7 u) H

$ }: |) x' p* o5 d2 J"We are the victims of piracy. We are the biggest victims."
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( \. ^8 P& N$ v) t- ~0 ]# aPreviously, Fang said he had edited the film to remove explicit sex scenes and a side character - a fired foot masseuse who becomes a prostitute. % Y: n, b( U0 O% m5 j' ^3 q. B2 x, C

1 x- T4 ]; {% l0 G: ~  ]Scenes set in Tiananmen Square, the site of pro-democracy protests that prompted a bloody military crackdown in 1989, were also removed. % m2 Z* s* T0 M& O1 h

% Y$ R" c2 M' r& Q# N* L$ b: BThe censored version of the movie had already been released legitimately on DVD.
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