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HONG KONG, March 21 (Reuters) – British film “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” opens in Hong Kong this week cancellation was done. to draw.
VII Pillars Entertainment own Facebook on the page of the film’s scheduled release on March 23 cancellation said that he felt great regret. He did not give more details.
Chinese censors bear with bear in the past the president According to memes comparing Xi Jinping, they targeted the main character of the film conceptualized by the English writer AA Milne.
Comparisons in 2013 Xinin USAIt started when he visited and met his then-colleague Barack Obama, and some online commentators commented on their resemblance to Pooh and Tigger.
Some people have used the image of Pooh to signal disagreement.
The Hong Kong government did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Facebook page, the ticket booking link gave a message saying that the ticket is temporarily unavailable.
Moviematic, which organized the screening of the film on Tuesday evening, of the day at the beginning social on the media page cancellation and indicated the technical reasons for the cancellation.
Past Britain A new censorship law came into force in the colony in 2021. Some films have been blocked from screening in China’s special administrative region.
City Censorship Law “national prohibits films that endorse, support, glorify, encourage and incite activities that may pose a threat to security.
Beijing 2020against Hong Kong in national imposed a security law, then the city was rocked by anti-government protests. Law provides punishment for anything considered subversion, secession, collusion with foreign powers and terrorism.
Two films from last year’s international film festival in Hong Kong were excluded because they could not get permission from the authorities.
Cancel Hong Kong’s host of the Art Basel contemporary art fair aims to promote the city as a vibrant cultural hub.
Reporting by Jessie Pang and Farah Master; Edited by Robert Birsel, William Maclean
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Jessie Pang
2023-03-21 16:25:16
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