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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.
4 p: d# g1 H5 C1 S7 N( PLost 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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8 n1 U5 a* E) ]% ^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. ! A1 h, L6 |0 v
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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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It went on to win a jury prize at the Bangkok International Film Festival last July. 1 j, ]$ O2 e3 ~4 a6 e
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( b7 f6 D1 r$ A6 h. ^/ @9 ?2 p& |According to the Chinese authorities, the film broke regulations by using "unhealthy and inappropriate promotional materials" in its marketing. 0 E- Z7 L0 z2 ^+ r! v) U
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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. # R# Q0 G- K& y7 C! \
! ^ S' n5 p6 v5 |+ J5 B"Why would I give the movie to pirates and hurt my own movie?" he told the Associated Press.
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3 w" |# H5 }; l9 x4 n"We are the victims of piracy. We are the biggest victims."
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+ _" i- [* Y" N2 M3 Q& kPreviously, Fang said he had edited the film to remove explicit sex scenes and a side character - a fired foot masseuse who becomes a prostitute. / h2 ~+ q+ s7 l& l
2 Z% i" |6 p" K7 g XScenes set in Tiananmen Square, the site of pro-democracy protests that prompted a bloody military crackdown in 1989, were also removed. , F% k$ C* O( L; A( _1 Z
, l. a8 \) Q6 B0 M0 iThe censored version of the movie had already been released legitimately on DVD. |
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