Jahnava Nitai Das Posted May 28, 2003 Report Share Posted May 28, 2003 Vietnam Bans Smoking Scenes in Movies Wed May 28, 8:10 AM ET - Reuters HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam, where one out of two men smoke, is snuffing out smoking scenes in local films as part of a campaign against cigarettes. "We will cut all smoking scenes from all Vietnamese movies," Nguyen Thi Hong Ngat, deputy director of the Vietnam State Movie Bureau, told Reuters Wednesday. Ngat, who also presides over the industry watchdog, the Movies Editing Department, said censors in the communist country would consider allowing "indispensable smoking scenes" such as soldiers sharing a cigarette during wartime. But scenes that incited smoking would be removed from new movies and directors have been ordered to minimize the use of cigarettes as props, she added. Vietnam has already banned cigarette advertising and smoking in public premises is restricted, though widely flouted. The country of 80 million has around 16,000 deaths each year from smoking-related illnesses, according to government figures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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