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China bans censored brothel film
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. _! t1 M5 i1 j, P% l& [Authorities in China have banned a film set in a Beijing massage parlour that had already been heavily censored for its sexually explicit content. " A* G4 X h4 D! c$ a' p2 n/ `
Lost In Beijing was released in Chinese cinemas on 30 November after scenes showing dirty streets, prostitutes and gambling were removed from the movie. ) s: r5 u j: }0 C, J
* h2 w+ ~3 Q# L* [According to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, however, the film still violated regulations.
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Its producers have been banned from making films in China for two years. $ g' {# e7 |9 _* i7 ^1 A
A: s2 i6 x6 RThe 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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" K6 ^5 \9 Z7 ?. LIt went on to win a jury prize at the Bangkok International Film Festival last July.
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, k: T9 @" T" G1 t! D'Inappropriate' : L; m1 R. Q2 _$ Z9 L$ p
0 Y% k) N; _3 f+ J" KAccording to the Chinese authorities, the film broke regulations by using "unhealthy and inappropriate promotional materials" in its marketing. 4 U( y3 a5 u, @0 ?+ ?, _' ~+ B
9 i. k6 M5 c* h" z& uIts producer, Fang Li, has attributed the decision to the widespread availability of uncut, pirated versions of the movie he did not sanction. ! z J+ g2 l1 F8 A( w% S
" e! O" Q n/ ]"Why would I give the movie to pirates and hurt my own movie?" he told the Associated Press.
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0 h3 A. j! l1 {/ Z"We are the victims of piracy. We are the biggest victims." ' U; a5 V9 a8 p& {+ v; L k a1 m
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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. 7 M. O* F6 A9 G5 `) j
: w" o# @$ K% L1 G: Q1 aScenes set in Tiananmen Square, the site of pro-democracy protests that prompted a bloody military crackdown in 1989, were also removed. P0 ^! X P6 q
' |/ p5 ~4 y, yThe censored version of the movie had already been released legitimately on DVD. |
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