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China bans censored brothel film ( E, C1 b2 |0 U4 l
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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( z% U0 n5 p% k
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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! x6 U! T" i+ Q3 V8 j8 FAccording to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, however, the film still violated regulations. 2 P3 \! U; l! I
6 B& y8 b" l6 W* hIts producers have been banned from making films in China for two years.
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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. 7 i! _" B% O, N9 |6 f/ L b
" t6 o1 ]& f# f5 g" N/ \$ PIt went on to win a jury prize at the Bangkok International Film Festival last July. ! G$ \% s' M( J0 S+ ?
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'Inappropriate'
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: i. {, X, [, z- B8 ^! |According to the Chinese authorities, the film broke regulations by using "unhealthy and inappropriate promotional materials" in its marketing. L1 P3 t" k5 J* F% C* ?
& w/ u" Q) d# P$ B% L+ C) e+ eIts 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.
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"We are the victims of piracy. We are the biggest victims."
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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.
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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. ! K4 ^) Y- X E1 |, m w2 q# T
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The censored version of the movie had already been released legitimately on DVD. |
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