A South Korean hit film has been banned from cinemas in China because of its homosexual subtext. Censors also decided against passing The King and the Clown(王的男人) due to sexually explicit language, distributors CJ Entertainment told Reuters news agency.
The film, which implies a love triangle involving a 16th Century king and two male court jesters, has taken more than £46m at South Korean cinemas.
Censors in China have also deemed gay cowboy romance Brokeback Mountain too controversial to be shown in the country where homosexuality is a taboo. [Full Text]