Chinese Government Bans THE DA VINCI CODE
by Andre Soares
Via The [London] Independent: The Chinese government has ordered theater owners to stop showing Ron Howard’s adaptation of The Da Vinci Code. The Hollywood thriller has been in wide release in China for three weeks. As per the official story, the ban is supposed to make space for Chinese films - except that another Hollywood blockbuster, Ice Age: The Meltdown, is opening in China today.
This marks the first time that a foreign film has been pulled from Chinese theaters. The Catholic Church - whose local leaders have ties to the Communist government - have protested the showing of The Da Vinci Code and have asked Chinese Christians to boycott the film. The boycott, however, didn’t have much of an impact in a country where Catholics and Christians in general represent a small minority. The Da Vinci Code has already earned more than US$15 million, and was on its way to becoming one of the highest-grossing films ever in China.
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