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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. ( ^) O/ T5 }8 A: R
Lost In Beijing was released in Chinese cinemas on 30 November after scenes showing dirty streets, prostitutes and gambling were removed from the movie. * I6 w6 p* j. G$ F+ K2 P% V
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According to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, however, the film still violated regulations. . Q+ |* |9 `' ^* a/ f+ C5 B
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Its producers have been banned from making films in China for two years. 0 V: E/ p4 E: Z& Q, e" N" }
8 }& V8 I9 T' H8 E" g7 ?The drama - which involves the rape of a masseuse and her subsequent pregnancy - was screened at the Berlin Film Festival in February 2007. ) n3 N- k2 E" v1 l' ?$ n
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It went on to win a jury prize at the Bangkok International Film Festival last July. . A% T+ a0 u: ~: z7 W. q
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'Inappropriate' ! R3 j2 X, D6 Q4 K
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According to the Chinese authorities, the film broke regulations by using "unhealthy and inappropriate promotional materials" in its marketing. ! X( A) @7 W! Y" b
. ^# N6 {1 s7 g, }/ 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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, B3 g7 D9 q# j2 h x"Why would I give the movie to pirates and hurt my own movie?" he told the Associated Press. / w* j+ J3 F% T
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"We are the victims of piracy. We are the biggest victims." ' ]6 F; L; U8 ?; G/ Q7 u
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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. $ J/ `; K/ X( ?, j# C$ Y5 n3 v
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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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