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The Winnie The Pooh Horror Movie Was Banned In Hong Kong For An Absurd Reason
SlashFilmStory by staff@slashfilm.com (Witney Seibold)
scrn logline
Hong Kong bans low-budget Winnie the Pooh horror flick over absurd reasons, shocking the entertainment world.
beat sheet
- The film's director, Rhys Frake-Waterfield, calls the ban 'ridiculous', as the movie has already been released in numerous other countries without issue.
- According to reports, Hong Kong officials cited the film's 'graphic violence' and 'disturbing depictions' of the beloved children's character as the reasons for the ban, despite the movie's comedic, over-the-top tone.
call sheet
Rhys Frake-Waterfield, Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey