Hong Kong museum has to rename Chinese film in order to screen it
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The M+ museum of visual culture in Hong Kong was only allowed to screen the 1993 film 'Beijing Bastards' by Zhang Yuan after it agreed to drop the film's title. The film, which has never been publicly screened in mainland China, was part of a series called 'Once Upon a Time in Beijing' and was shown at the museum on January 19. The M+ website initially referred to the film by its original title but later changed it to 'A Film by Zhang Yuan'. The film was not banned in China but was never submitted for approval by the China Film Bureau. The film's director, Zhang Yuan, was blacklisted in China after the film's release. This is not the first time the film has caused controversy in Hong Kong, as it was previously pulled from screening at the Hong Kong International Film Festival in 1994 due to protests from mainland authorities. The M+ museum stated that the film's title was updated by Zhang Yuan and the curatorial team to highlight the filmmaker's presence in the 'Once Upon a Time in Beijing' series. The decision to rename the film has been criticized by movie-goers as 'bizarre'.
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