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China bans censored brothel film
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: K5 I7 S! I+ r T1 S+ b( z$ L4 vAuthorities in China have banned a film set in a Beijing massage parlour that had already been heavily censored for its sexually explicit content. * M# @( d. l, M/ q- _
Lost 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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+ ^3 e8 Y: M: }% PAccording 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. ' B( Z" Z8 H! x" v# T
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The 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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; g# x1 X2 y! h+ M [# \It went on to win a jury prize at the Bangkok International Film Festival last July. 7 p5 [ c4 w$ Q+ M! I
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'Inappropriate'
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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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3 m' ?* t& k9 pIts producer, Fang Li, has attributed the decision to the widespread availability of uncut, pirated versions of the movie he did not sanction. $ Z, x m% w, h/ [7 ]# ?
( ^. y- F* ^$ G7 C7 Q7 `- _"Why would I give the movie to pirates and hurt my own movie?" he told the Associated Press. 6 M& }; o6 @ a; m9 P0 Q& W7 [) b
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"We are the victims of piracy. We are the biggest victims." u; ^5 n6 T! ]' s- W
3 ?1 G8 |5 w& ]+ H0 `" fPreviously, 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. 5 v! W: ~& [2 t; _) D( n! S! B
9 Q: F3 Q: \( h: |/ n& E% M( ?& L! DThe censored version of the movie had already been released legitimately on DVD. |
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