Officials in the country said the move was to make way for local Chinese films to be shown during the peak summer viewing period.Bizarre that a movie that has been attacked by Christians in the West is banned by China because it is too popular with Christians.
But others say the ban may have been implemented because of the religious content of the film.
The BBC's Quentin Sommerville in Beijing said there had been speculation that the film was proving too popular with Chinese Christians.
Friday, June 09, 2006
China bans Da vinci Code
&bull posted by Matt Wharton @ 6:53 PM
According to BBC News the movie The Da Vinci Code has been withdrawn from cinemas in China.
