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PRC 'sues cinema for wasting her time'

Zhou Yü

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Chinese woman 'sues cinema for wasting her time'


A Chinese woman is suing a cinema and a film's distributors for wasting her time by showing 20 minutes of adverts before it started, according to state media.

Published: 3:11PM BST 09 Sep 2010

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Chen Xiaomei claims the Polybona International Cinema in the northern city of Xian and film distributors Huayi Brothers Media Corporation should have told her how long the advertisements for the film Aftershock lasted, Xinhua news agency said. Ms Chen, who is a lawyer, has accused Polybona and Huayi Brothers of wasting her time and violating her freedom of choice. The case has been accepted by the People's Court in Xian, the capital of Shaanxi province, Xinhua said, citing a statement from the court.

Ms Chen is demanding the companies refund her 35-yuan ticket, pay her 35 yuan in compensation and one yuan (10p) for emotional damages and write her an apology, the report said.
She has also advised the cinema to publish the advertisement times on its website, in the lobby or on its customer hotline and asked Huayi Brothers to cut the length of commercials to less than five minutes.

"Aftershock", which is about an earthquake that devastated a Chinese city in 1976, has become the highest-grossing domestic film, raking in 650 million yuan (£61,768,000), Xinhua said. The movie directed by Feng Xiaogang tells the story of a mother's emotional reunion with her daughter, three decades after a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake devastated the northern city of Tangshan, killing more than 240,000 people.


 

Balls2U

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Stupid bitch! Just go and buy a pirated dvd for RMB5 and she can watch the movie straight away in the comfort of her home! :oIo:
 

Balls2U

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She is brave and righteous :oIo:

You are obviously ball-less and will sit through 1 hour of advertisement! :oIo:


I've never watch a movie in the cinema for more than 5 yrs! There is simply no need to as I can watch it in the comfort of my room that is equipped with the latest home theatre and sound system! I am now contemplating changing my tv to a 3D one. So what advertisement are u talking about?
 
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