Chinese censors remove 'sexually explicit' Babel footage

Film censors in China have removed five minutes-worth of footage from Oscar nominated film Babel - after it was deemed "too sexually explicit" for Chinese audiences.

Film censors in China have removed five minutes-worth of footage from Oscar nominated film Babel - after it was deemed "too sexually explicit" for Chinese audiences.

Scenes involving a troubled Japanese teenager - played by Rinko Kikuchi - in which she removes her clothes in a bid to seduce an older man have been cut from the film.

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