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China bans censored brothel film

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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. 9 c0 o$ u' W& ~) q0 P7 X9 ~
Lost In Beijing was released in Chinese cinemas on 30 November after scenes showing dirty streets, prostitutes and gambling were removed from the movie. ) G9 [1 x7 n# j+ r1 Z! w' {5 r( {

% ~. K9 d' K1 R+ `According to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, however, the film still violated regulations. 1 S4 P7 S0 D1 ~% J8 Z1 P
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Its 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.
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It went on to win a jury prize at the Bangkok International Film Festival last July.
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8 ~( C! I7 I3 T/ J/ Z) r6 T. P'Inappropriate'
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, [0 Z, E* ^/ J) f' S6 [According to the Chinese authorities, the film broke regulations by using "unhealthy and inappropriate promotional materials" in its marketing. 0 s1 ~& u! N' [% \  c6 i

) U8 x$ |1 P2 y6 L# R8 RIts producer, Fang Li, has attributed the decision to the widespread availability of uncut, pirated versions of the movie he did not sanction. $ m& N, D! F( b' |

, C! N% ]# A% @! l"Why would I give the movie to pirates and hurt my own movie?" he told the Associated Press. , W; X' |* G/ V% `

7 ]% Q, i; ~9 X$ e! Z+ B8 E"We are the victims of piracy. We are the biggest victims." ! @  h8 L/ e* C1 \5 q4 V
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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.
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The censored version of the movie had already been released legitimately on DVD.
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