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China bans censored brothel film

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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.
- m- R& Q- s; G# S0 x% QLost 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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  M6 S/ Y2 \1 A8 KAccording to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, however, the film still violated regulations.
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$ T+ s8 N* a" Q( j+ F. [5 YIts producers have been banned from making films in China for two years.
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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. : f! Z; }  Y4 h! w

6 u( U0 H7 b8 ?- s! U6 a( qIt went on to win a jury prize at the Bangkok International Film Festival last July.
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'Inappropriate'
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- G. Q  ?) ?( V- jAccording to the Chinese authorities, the film broke regulations by using "unhealthy and inappropriate promotional materials" in its marketing. 9 E" ?1 B1 P- 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.
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"Why would I give the movie to pirates and hurt my own movie?" he told the Associated Press. 8 N+ m: J9 d$ g1 p4 [
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"We are the victims of piracy. We are the biggest victims."
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. D8 o: P9 J4 xPreviously, Fang said he had edited the film to remove explicit sex scenes and a side character - a fired foot masseuse who becomes a prostitute. ) o( O3 I  `3 _) J  u' O

  R' u2 I- ~; }& WScenes set in Tiananmen Square, the site of pro-democracy protests that prompted a bloody military crackdown in 1989, were also removed. , V. A7 G0 y2 g: g

$ l$ D& \3 p: y: {The censored version of the movie had already been released legitimately on DVD.
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