The film's distributors blame unspecified "technical difficulties" for the Thursday cancellation, which in some cases was reported to have forced moviegoers to leave cinemas midway through the showing of the film.
It is not known whether the theaters will later receive permission to show the western, which uses dark humor to tell the story of a freed American slave who exacts revenge on a cruel plantation owner in an attempt to liberate his wife.
Chinese government film censors remove material they view as too sexually explicit, violent or politically subversive. But Tarantino, who has a reputation for making violent movies, is reported to have cut or modified several violent scenes to satisfy Chinese censors.
Even though the film was widely promoted in
Some speculate that a short scene containing nudity may have have forced the cancellation. But others say some in
There have been signs that Chinese censors are allowing some politically sensitive material into films. In December, many Chinese movie fans were surprised when state television aired "V for Vendetta," a famously anti-government film in which rebels incite a popular rebellion against a totalitarian government.
Despite the strict government censorship and other policies aimed at protecting
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