![]() ![]() Even in its uncensored state the film was criticised for leaving out much of the debauchery. Yet China is not the only country that hasn’t had the full picture of his life. Sex and drugs are part of Mercury’s story, and to erase that is to diminish him. To censor such scenes does a huge disservice to China’s LGBT communities. Of course, in an ideal world, Bohemian Rhapsody would get a mainstream release with full-on snogs and drugs-a-plenty. Granted, it’s only being shown in limited art-house cinemas (with the potential to expand if successful) but I feel like this is a step in the right direction. After all, Call Me By Your Name was axed from the Beijing Film Festival. Censorship here is being used as a way to demonise drugs and gay kisses, both equally bad in the eyes of the state.īut the shocker for me is that Bohemian Rhapsody is even being released there in the first place. For some, two minutes of gay intimacy constitutes an entire relationship with extra time for a post-coital cigarette. It may not seem like a lot, but in a film which spends the latter third recreating Freddie Mercury’s enthralling Live Aid performance – it’s a decent chunk. ![]() ![]() So it’s no surprise to discover that when the Oscar-winning biopic Bohemian Rhapsody gets its release in China this month, censors will cut as much as two minutes of the homosexual scenes and drug use. ![]()
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