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! @0 @: m/ T3 ?1 sAuthorities in China have banned a film set in a Beijing massage parlour that had already been heavily censored for its sexually explicit content. " O6 ]6 Y/ j+ 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. % s3 O% O1 c6 i5 d1 G
! A; ]0 M8 S6 N rAccording to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, however, the film still violated regulations. * j8 @) ? x4 |6 ~: v6 C, n
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Its 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.
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It went on to win a jury prize at the Bangkok International Film Festival last July.
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'Inappropriate'
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' }/ [, r y4 MAccording to the Chinese authorities, the film broke regulations by using "unhealthy and inappropriate promotional materials" in its marketing. 6 U& N3 a& i; V
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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. 4 a6 {; Q7 J- h. X5 s
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"Why would I give the movie to pirates and hurt my own movie?" he told the Associated Press.
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8 h" H0 @& Y& w% G3 `0 Z"We are the victims of piracy. We are the biggest victims."
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* s5 r" a9 w4 F. }7 d; B* ?4 d7 HPreviously, 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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! H9 ] e6 R$ g& Y: H7 wScenes set in Tiananmen Square, the site of pro-democracy protests that prompted a bloody military crackdown in 1989, were also removed. 2 x) K8 x! `$ s; z7 n* w3 \
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The censored version of the movie had already been released legitimately on DVD. |
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