In one of the scenes of the movie, during a marriage between two men, the face of one of them was changed to look like a woman. The change was only noticed when videos began to circulate on social networks that showed the two versions side by side.
In China, an Australian horror movie was digitally edited to transform a homosexual couple into heterosexual. “Together”, starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie, had early debut in the country on September 12 and the change has generated outrage among spectators.
Written and made by Michael Shanks, the film follows the story of a couple who moves inside, but eventually come across a mysterious figure that affects them not only at the physical level, but in everyday life.
In one of the scenes, and shown a marriage between two men, but the face of one of them was changed to look like a womanr. The change was only noticed when videos began to circulate on social networks that showed the two versions side by side.
Several references to homosexual relationships were also removed. There is yet another scene where it was added steam so that the actor’s naked body was not so visible,
Edition was not authorized
Neon, the film’s global distributor, spoke out against the edition, saying that “It didn’t approve” that Hyshow – responsible for the distribution in China – moved in the movie and demanded that “Cease the distribution of the altered version.”
The release of the film was scheduled for September 19, but, after the criticism, the Distribution of the film was interrupted without an explanation.
This is not the first time the movies have been changed. To be displayed in China, the works must go through the censorship authorities That when it comes to western films, they often cut scenes that address issues that the government considers sensitive.
In 2018, for example, they were References removed to Freddie Mercury’s sexuality in Bohemian Rhapsody. Already in 2023, when Oppenheimer arrived at China’s movie theaters, One of the nudity scenes has been changed and Florence Pugh comes up with a black dress generated by artificial intelligence.
