Chinese woman sues over movie ads

Last Updated: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 02:24:00 +1000

A Chinese woman is suing a cinema for showing 20 minutes of commercials before her movie.

Chen Xiaomei (zhyao-may) says the cinema in the northern city of Xian should have told her how long the pre-movie advertisements would run before the box-offiice hit 'Aftershock'.

The Xinhua news agency report she is accusing the cinema and film distributors of wasting her time and violating freedom of choice.

She is demanding a refund of her 35-yuan ticket, plus 35-yuan in compensation and one yuan for emotional damages - along with a writted apology.

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