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China bans censored brothel film

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China bans censored brothel film 3 a/ y7 G' B, b" I

& q% q. N$ }) |7 oAuthorities in China have banned a film set in a Beijing massage parlour that had already been heavily censored for its sexually explicit content.
& M( \- E1 O8 A5 ~5 n, M) l8 ILost 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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According to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, however, the film still violated regulations.
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8 D' M9 F$ ]  Q+ y" W3 D- }; dIts producers have been banned from making films in China for two years.
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, Q0 }% |8 m0 G# U/ SThe 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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3 A2 t2 P8 W3 E7 JIt went on to win a jury prize at the Bangkok International Film Festival last July.
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'Inappropriate' ; f5 }' [& e) w- k1 O9 N; ~
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According to the Chinese authorities, the film broke regulations by using "unhealthy and inappropriate promotional materials" in its marketing. 9 u4 @4 }: N3 Z" S2 Z" f# I
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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.
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"Why would I give the movie to pirates and hurt my own movie?" he told the Associated Press. 7 z3 I5 `& H4 t0 @6 _

' b  T9 f9 I: y1 i0 |# n  O"We are the victims of piracy. We are the biggest victims."
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3 d" G* i! A0 _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. % B- A4 u( U6 X3 \! @

5 y. y1 x: Z: [- NScenes 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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