Limited unbanning of I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone
I mentioned on Tuesday that the Malaysian censorship board had banned Tsai Ming Liang’s award winning film Hei yan quan (I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone).
On Thursday, they changed their mind and has now approved the film for limited screening in art house cinemas in Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor.
Not all is rosy, however, as the board’s appeals committee has asked for five cuts to be made. These include shots of the lead actor’s buttocks and a local actor washing his underwear. Other cuts include a kissing scene, an injured character in his pants and a radio broadcast reporting open burning in Putrajaya.
Tsai, who is currently promoting the film in Taiwan, is happy that the ban has been reversed, but is undecided as to whether or not to accept the cuts.
“I think I’ll be making another appeal. And I hope the committee will invite me back so that we can sit down face-to-face and discuss things,” he said.
Saturday 10 Mar 2007 | Paul | Malaysia
