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Winnie the Pooh film dumped in Hong Kong amid censorship claims

Hong Kong cinemas have dropped screenings of a horror film based on the children's character Winnie the Pooh [File: Aleksander Solum/Reuters]

Hong Kong cinemas have cancelled the screening of a horror film based on Winnie the Pooh, prompting speculation the film was pulled because of comparisons internet users made between the children’s character and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, a British slasher film that features the titular character terrorising a group of young university women, was scheduled to be released in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory on Thursday.

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