FILM BUSINESS
Slow-motion Regulation
Dozens of copies of movies are stuck in Customs & Excise due to new regulation on importing movies. The United States accuses protection practices.
March 17, 2010
INDRA Hadi hasn’t stopped grumbling. His plan to watch the movie 3 Idiots at Blitzmegaplex Pacific Place, South Jakarta, last Wednesday evening had to be cancelled. He didn’t realize that many Bollywood movie fans would crowd the place. Although he had been queuing, Indra still couldn’t get a ticket. “All I got was exhaustion from the queuing,” said the car audio businessman from Cawang, East Jakarta.
The 3 Idiots movie was indeed rema
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