Nicole Kidman A new series has been on the air for two weeks, ‘Expatriates’. Fiction with three parts already available Amazon Prime Video Set in Spain, it deals with the drama of three American women (one of whom is of Korean descent). Hong Kong 2014 However, even though the production was shot in the Asian city, where great excitement was created with the presence of the ‘Big Little Lies’ actor during the pandemic period, prohibited to its audience.
According to ‘Variety’, the message appearing to the platform’s subscribers in Hong Kong reads, “This video cannot currently be viewed in your location.” The series is adapted from the novel The Expatriates. Janice Y.K. Lee and directed Lulu Wang (‘Farewell’), he might be suffering censor Because it took place in the year of the epidemic known as ‘Umbrella Revolution’Mass protests demanding democratic advances represented the biggest political challenge to Beijing ever launched by the region, which was ceded to China by the United Kingdom in 1997.
Winnie the Pooh and ‘The Simpsons’ veto
This will not be the only case of censorship in the region, where any work that may constitute a crime against national security is treated with great sensitivity. The movie also suffered ‘Winnie the Pooh: blood and honey’, horror remake of the classic animated character (the famous bear is considered an insult to the Chinese president) Xi Jinping) and even a part of it ‘Simpson’.
‘Expatriates’ also came under criticism for the approach that appeared to be conveyed by a group of foreigners before filming. rich foreigners. Nor was spared director Lulu Wang (a Chinese-born American), who was accused of being insensitive to Hong Kong’s political context; this seems to have finally been addressed in the series considering the censorship. in that area.
The series explores the drama that American Margaret (Kidman, who also executive produces) finds herself in when she loses her young son at a Hong Kong flea market while in the care of young Mercy (Ji-young Yoo), will have to live with that guilt on his back from then on. Margaret’s neighbor Hilary (Palace Blue), offering her comfort as she faces her own crisis on the brink of marriage.