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China bans censored brothel film / T; S( Q' A" b/ g" y/ B
& Q7 p4 m6 M. D( \Authorities in China have banned a film set in a Beijing massage parlour that had already been heavily censored for its sexually explicit content. ( B% Q$ `; u U
Lost In Beijing was released in Chinese cinemas on 30 November after scenes showing dirty streets, prostitutes and gambling were removed from the movie. 5 h/ O) F& }* E
" Z- T5 c) t# f( gAccording to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, however, the film still violated regulations.
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3 D6 K3 c; ~5 D/ JIts 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. 2 k- E2 G) W* ]( ?
# u2 a% j. n+ V0 t, W/ bIt went on to win a jury prize at the Bangkok International Film Festival last July. * T/ K T3 h8 z
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'Inappropriate'
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: z4 k/ U1 v$ k# Y1 jAccording 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. ; v% H7 C e% R' A% I( o3 C
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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." + n2 T6 {1 [. ^5 ^3 T4 ?
/ J9 C5 P( q/ W+ O% i: c& BPreviously, Fang said he had edited the film to remove explicit sex scenes and a side character - a fired foot masseuse who becomes a prostitute. & w1 Y9 N6 }* M9 _* U3 f) |& Y
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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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' o" J1 K" K7 P- i4 kThe censored version of the movie had already been released legitimately on DVD. |
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