Dark Knight Not so Hot in China

The Dark Knight is an amazing film and has been a global success, save for one country: China. AFP is reporting that despite the film’s tremendous popularity, Warner Brothers has opted not to release it in China.

In an official statement, the company has stated that “based on a number of pre-release conditions that are being attached to ‘The Dark Knight’ as well as cultural sensitivities to some elements of the film, we have opted to forego a theatrical release of the film in China.”

China is notorious for its stingy censors through which a handful of movies pass every year. The Dark Knight has a couple of factors that denies its access to China: its plot involves Batman illegally kidnapping a Chinese fugitive from a Hong Kong skyscraper, and there’s a rather non-flattering remark about Chinese gun manufacturing.

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    The Daily Wrap Up - Specs, reviews and prices. said

    December 30 2008 @ 6:41 pm

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    Jacob said

    August 1 2009 @ 2:47 pm

    They don’t need to bother realising it, you can get it for ¥5 in a fake DVD shop ;)

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