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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. % n% p, _, l( d
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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1 ]' w7 Z! r/ q2 C: r9 }According to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, however, the film still violated regulations. ! o% j7 V) @0 a4 b* r
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Its producers have been banned from making films in China for two years. & A) F% s; {7 Y' f _- I5 S
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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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According to the Chinese authorities, the film broke regulations by using "unhealthy and inappropriate promotional materials" in its marketing. 0 g2 U0 b1 k* J
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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. : Y3 k1 N$ c6 y9 t& V
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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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) F, B, G( h1 P6 R( l1 ~2 V4 y"We are the victims of piracy. We are the biggest victims." * D ^7 l! \9 w' h
2 U; i& u' K! W, s! |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. 2 h* z. \& q; u
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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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1 [" x0 U0 u- y# I+ H9 G7 PThe censored version of the movie had already been released legitimately on DVD. |
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