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# B6 @4 @! L6 m( RAuthorities in China have banned a film set in a Beijing massage parlour that had already been heavily censored for its sexually explicit content.
! V% N# q* p" X/ X$ @Lost In Beijing was released in Chinese cinemas on 30 November after scenes showing dirty streets, prostitutes and gambling were removed from the movie. % j6 B. m- F3 {. H
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According to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, however, the film still violated regulations.
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- _0 v. x2 s$ e5 S% V+ ]7 w6 vIts producers have been banned from making films in China for two years. $ _4 k- r! a4 {' k) t0 ^
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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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/ ]4 P- g5 a5 A/ h _) R2 L'Inappropriate' ; t+ }1 j. ^# A. A0 u' a
2 H) N! B$ _/ b. j4 X9 `According to the Chinese authorities, the film broke regulations by using "unhealthy and inappropriate promotional materials" in its marketing.
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5 s$ t1 @6 d* SIts producer, Fang Li, has attributed the decision to the widespread availability of uncut, pirated versions of the movie he did not sanction.
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& a }* f5 w5 c4 Q4 b/ R"Why would I give the movie to pirates and hurt my own movie?" he told the Associated Press. - h, h/ w1 E' `2 @6 l' l
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"We are the victims of piracy. We are the biggest victims." + ?5 m6 Z; P* L/ d) Z/ Z% N$ X; C& N
7 D0 K0 M4 [: O4 E4 v- k& q) dPreviously, 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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% i9 m* ]+ l6 M o9 u& nScenes set in Tiananmen Square, the site of pro-democracy protests that prompted a bloody military crackdown in 1989, were also removed. & ^. R* e9 U9 L7 [
6 P! Q" B5 w7 W4 EThe censored version of the movie had already been released legitimately on DVD. |
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