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The editorail published on April, 11 is headlined “Django Unchained pulled from Chinese cinemas
”. China has cancelled screenings of Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained as the Asian country continues its policy of censoring Hollywood movies.

The article takes a critical view of the fact that Chinese cinemas cancelled all screenings of Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained as the film was released on Thursday. It reports at length that the Chinese news and entertainment website Sina revealed that cinemas across China were ordered to suspend screenings of the film. There are signs that he order came from the state-run film distributor China Film Group Corporation, which cited an unspecified technical problem with the film. One user of Sina's social media channel claimed they had been watching the film, which stars Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio, when it was stopped "after just one minute".
There is every reason to believe that China strictly censors films and other media for sexual and political sensitivities, and limits distribution of foreign films to protect the domestic industry. It’s open secret that the film is full of bloody scenes and they had been toned down for its Chinese release. Giving appraisal to the situation, it’s necessary to note that this is the latest in a number of incidences where China has censored Western films. Men in Black 3, Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End and Mission: Impossible 3 are also among films that have been heavily altered by the Chinese authorities.
It remain to be seen that Hollywood studios are now taking steps to recut and edit films to make them suitable for Chinese audiences far in advance of release.
As for me, I think that the reason of so strict censorship is obvious - nude scenes or the "dangerous" theme of underdogs rising up by force had caused the film to be pulled. It’s hard to predict the course of events in future but now I can only say that it is unclear if Django Unchained will be shown again in Chinese cinemas.