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. A6 p$ ` m, d" A, w0 c {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( A- E/ X" R& k
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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# o9 A/ q. Q$ z6 hAccording 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.
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. a3 g7 W$ r- S. c7 {8 cThe drama - which involves the rape of a masseuse and her subsequent pregnancy - was screened at the Berlin Film Festival in February 2007. 7 P# C& Y$ s5 g% {1 @
; w$ V4 c* d& s6 A2 BIt went on to win a jury prize at the Bangkok International Film Festival last July. : e# H/ Q2 U7 Q% V. A% {
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'Inappropriate'
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, N, N3 u9 i" W1 g5 G8 P4 F+ a9 H/ {$ PAccording to the Chinese authorities, the film broke regulations by using "unhealthy and inappropriate promotional materials" in its marketing.
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" v7 O, U! |- P3 S/ z+ j0 iIts producer, Fang Li, has attributed the decision to the widespread availability of uncut, pirated versions of the movie he did not sanction. % u! ^, O2 h6 J# `" t# ^
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"Why would I give the movie to pirates and hurt my own movie?" he told the Associated Press. ) \4 o; W3 E7 t' t# R+ @, Q: A
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"We are the victims of piracy. We are the biggest victims." * m' b8 ]$ n! t/ R$ ~2 O
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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. , K5 R* |$ ~; Q5 k7 M Z
0 D. X0 E2 F: s$ C6 K7 h, C# sThe censored version of the movie had already been released legitimately on DVD. |
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