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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.
, H( ?9 C; @$ L" B7 JLost 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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# U1 U# ]5 g% T( [: Q# G" vAccording to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, however, the film still violated regulations. % l+ |$ w$ P. e  r$ [
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Its producers have been banned from making films in China for two years.
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# _) w% K! P8 _0 a7 ]# g& aThe drama - which involves the rape of a masseuse and her subsequent pregnancy - was screened at the Berlin Film Festival in February 2007. ( A% c! g, M" J7 H8 A6 J) P

/ S$ I+ B, L9 v0 f+ ~" o5 PIt went on to win a jury prize at the Bangkok International Film Festival last July. % _/ y1 X$ {8 }8 k* [; ~
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9 J9 P! ^! P: A- HAccording to the Chinese authorities, the film broke regulations by using "unhealthy and inappropriate promotional materials" in its marketing.
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/ u+ \% r- E) M7 }Its producer, Fang Li, has attributed the decision to the widespread availability of uncut, pirated versions of the movie he did not sanction. ; W0 W8 p8 h4 U4 P

$ D; H& F$ L+ p' E' @3 M0 a"Why would I give the movie to pirates and hurt my own movie?" he told the Associated Press. 5 r4 h6 v! @; w2 w1 P' x5 K
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! |; M; D' ]5 Q4 M* \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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