The Censorship Battle Behind Better Days.

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      During its two releases in Hong Kong, the first in December 2019 and the second in May 2020, for a total of 76 days, the movie earned a combined HK$1.19 million ($153,000) - a dismal performance for any sizable movie in the city. FEATURES INTERNATIONAL Hong Kong director Derek Tsang's harrowing youth drama Better Days is the rare Oscar best international film nominee that was both critically acclaimed and a massive commercial hit. According to sources close to the production who spoke anonymously because of the sensitivities around the film, Tsang received direct instructions from the film's Chinese investors as well as from government censors on how to reshape certain scenes. [Extracted from the article]
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