From Reuters, via Washington Post:
A Chinese moviegoer is suing China’s film watchdog in frustration with the censored version of Ang Lee’s steamy World War Two drama “Lust, Caution,” Beijing media reported on Wednesday.
…Dong Yanbin, a Ph.D student at the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing, had filed a suit against the nation’s film censor, the State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT), for infringing upon his “consumer rights,” the Beijing Times said. [Full text]
Read also an entry from Global Voices Online for reactions from the Chinese blogosphere, the Shanghaiist for its comments and its link to a spoof of the matter à la South Park, and past entries for some additional background information.
