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Movies banned in China

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The People's Republic of China (PRC) bans a lot of movies for many reasons. China Film Administration (国家电影局) decides for mainland China.[1][2] Hong Kong and Macau have different political systems so the bans below do not apply.

Taiwan, which is known as the Republic of China by those countries that recognize her, is not under the control and jurisdiction of the PRC.

List of banned movies by subject

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1989 Tiananmen Square protests

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Tibet and Xinjiang

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Brad Pitt and Losang Thonden on the set of Seven Years in Tibet.
  • Kundun (達賴的一生) 1997[10]
  • Seven Years in Tibet (1997 film) 西藏七年[11][12][13]
  • The 10 Conditions of Love (愛的十個條件) 2009[14][15][16][17]
  • The Sun Behind the Clouds (云后的太阳) 2010[18]

Human rights

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One of the directors of Ten Years.
  • Ten Years (十年) 2015[19]
  • Nominated in the 93rd Oscars, Do not split (不割席) 2020.[22] Baidu Baike 's article of 奥斯卡金像奖最佳纪录短片 states:-
    • 第91届 最佳纪录短片：《句点》
    • 第92届 最佳纪录短片：《女孩的战地滑板课》
    • 第94届 最佳纪录短片：《篮球女王》
    • 第95届 最佳纪录短片：《小象守护者》[23]
  • Eternal Spring (长春) 2022[24][25]

Migration

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The story of Mao's Last Dancer is about Li Cunxin (李存信), who lost his Chinese citizenship while defecting to the USA in 1981.[26]
Andrew Cohen produced Ai Weiwei film.
  • Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (艾未未：道歉你妹) 2012 produced by Andrew Cohen.[30]

Organ transplant (surgery)

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  • Free China: The Courage to Believe (自由中国：有勇气相信) 2012 starring Jennifer Zeng.
  • Human Harvest (活摘) December 2014[31][32]

Banned with explanation by the authority

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  • The Palace: the Lost Daughter (宫锁连城) April 2014[33][34]
  • A Chinese Ghost Story (只问今生恋沧溟) 2021 by Zheng Shuang (郑爽).[35]

Political status of Taiwan

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  • Freewill Of Formosa (自由的向望) 2019[36]
  • Island Nation (國際橋牌社) 2020[37]
  • Wave Makers (人選之人-造浪者) 2023[38]

Writers of this page cannot figure out the definitive reason

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  • River Elegy (河殇) 1988 directed by 孙增田.[39][40][41]
  • China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province (劫后天府泪纵横)[42] 2009 co-directed by Matthew O'Neill (filmmaker).
    See also: 2008 Sichuan earthquake

Punishment

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The 3-tier system

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Inside the Red Brick Wall (理大圍城) was approved by Hong Kong censor - Derek Lee (李統殷) in September 2021.[49] As of mid-2025, Mr Lee appears to be working at another government department.[50] This is a "category III" movie, so it cannot be shown to people under 18 years old.[51]

In November 2021, the law on censorship was changed.[52] It is not clear whether Revolution of Our Times (時代革命) (by Kiwi Chow) is allowed or banned.[53] Chow's movie's name is the later half of Tong Ying Kit's slogan (liberate Hong Kong; revolution of our times) without former half, without the words of "liberate Hong Kong".[54]

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References

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  1. ↑ "国家新闻出版署（国家版权局）、国家电影局揭牌". people.cn. April 16, 2018.
  2. ↑ https://www.chinafilm.gov.cn/
  3. ↑ Hong Kong Censors Issue Warning Over Tiananmen Film Screenings
  4. ↑ IMDb
  5. ↑ 《我毕业了》王光利 1992. circa 2020
  6. ↑ "Michael Apted：Moving the Mountain （《移山》），1994 ＃李祿＃學生組織". Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  7. ↑ Iseli, Christian (September 1997). "Technical Problems… à la Chinoise". DOX. Documentary Film Magazine. No. 12. Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ "中國網路下令全面封殺《我只是個計程車司機》". 新頭殼. 2017-10-05. Archived from the original on 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  9. ↑ Welle, Deutsche. "英剧Chimerica寻找"坦克人"". DW.COM (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  10. ↑ Weinraub, Bernard (November 27, 1996). "Disney Will Defy China on Its Dalai Lama Film". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 26, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  11. ↑ Wendy, Su (2016). China's encounter with global Hollywood : cultural policy and the film industry, 1994–2013. University Press of Kentucky. p. 112. ISBN 9780813167060. OCLC 958392172.
  12. ↑ Farley, Maggie (November 4, 1007). "Hong Kong Bows to Beijing in Turning Away 3 U.S. Films". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  13. ↑ "评电影《在西藏七年》_第二期". 中国西藏网. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  14. ↑ "澳电影节执意冒犯中国 为"疆独"头目放纪录片". 环球网. Archived from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  15. ↑ "导演承认热比娅影片失实 中国领事要求撤播被拒". 搜狐新闻-新华网. 2009-07-27. Archived from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  16. ↑ "中国要求墨尔本电影节撤掉热比娅纪录片". 路透社. 2009-07-15. Archived from the original on 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  17. ↑ "Introduction of THU library multimedia". Archived from the original on 2023-10-10. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  18. ↑ "中国抵制美国棕榈泉电影节抗议一部西藏纪录片". VOA. 2010-01-06. Archived from the original on 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
  19. ↑ "內地或因封殺影片《十年》停播香港電影金像獎". Initium Media. 2016-06-22. Archived from the original on 2022-05-12. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  20. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14266320/
  21. ↑ 《不割席》《理大围城》展现港人不屈态度 却遭封杀
  22. ↑ "香港社運紀錄片入圍奧斯卡 中宣部下令封殺取消直播". Radio Free Asia. Archived from the original on 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  23. ↑ 奥斯卡金像奖最佳纪录短片
  24. ↑ 中共为什么把漫画家大雄作品列为禁书
  25. ↑ How Activists Hacked China's State TV | Eternal Spring (Full Film)
  26. ↑ Taylor, Christie (14 May 2004). "'Mao's last dancer' tells his story". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  27. ↑ "电影《毛时代最后的舞者》内地遭禁 陈冲-{}-上镜(图)". 北美在线. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  28. ↑ "中國電影導演王兵和他的《夾邊溝》". RFI. 2010-12-26. Archived from the original on 2022-06-15. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  29. ↑ https://letterboxd.com/film/the-ditch/
  30. ↑ https://acfilmsinc.com/about
  31. ↑ "中国存在活摘器官？中国代表团：荒谬到我都懒得驳斥你！". 中青在线. 新华网. 2018-05-28. Archived from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  32. ↑ "禁片名單 看見真實中國". 看雜誌. 2016-09-05. Archived from the original on 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  33. ↑ https://weibo.com/u/3137825992
  34. ↑ 琼瑶诉于正案终审落幕维持原判 公开道歉赔500万 Archived 2017-08-24 at the Wayback Machine.网易娱乐.2015-12-18
  35. ↑ "严肃处理违法违规演艺人员和相关机构". 广电总局. 2021-08-27. Archived from the original on 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  36. ↑ "美麗島事件40週年：用影像回首台灣民主歷程，看見自由的向望". 報導者 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  37. ↑ "國際橋牌社創首例 200人劇組進總統府取景". 中央社 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  38. ↑ 遠見天下文化出版股份有限公司 (2023-05-04). "《人選之人》為何說社會系畢業黨工難找工作？學長曝成箭靶原因". 城市學 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  39. ↑ Gifford, Rob (2007). China Road: A Journey Into the Future of a Rising Power. Bloomsbury. pp. 166–167. ISBN 978-0-7475-8892-4.
  40. ↑ 记录片. CCTV
  41. ↑ https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%AD%99%E5%A2%9E%E7%94%B0
  42. ↑ 劫后天府泪纵横为什么看不了
  43. ↑ Ebert, Roger. "To Live Archived September 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine." Chicago Sun Times. December 23, 1994. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  44. ↑ Zhang Yimou. Frances K. Gateward, Yimou Zhang, University Press of Mississippi, 2001, pp. 63–4.
  45. ↑ Page 195 of a certain Chinese book
  46. ↑ "国家电影总局全线封杀《颐和园》_国内财经_财经纵横". 新浪网. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  47. ↑ "娄烨违规参赛戛纳电影节 五年内不准拍片(图)_影音娱乐". 新浪网. Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  48. ↑ "China slaps filmmaking ban on producers of Lost in Beijing". CBC News. January 4, 2008. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  49. ↑ Ying E Chi Cinema
  50. ↑ Government Telephone Directory
  51. ↑ Office for Film, Newspaper and Article Administration
  52. ↑ Film Censorship (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 and updated guidelines come into effect
  53. ↑ 《时代革命》：“禁片”年代的海外放映
  54. ↑ HK documentary takes emotional win
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