Der amerikanische Regisseur Andy Wachowski, Recht und sein Direktor Schwester Larry Wachowski eine Pressekonferenz für den Film, Cloud Atlas, in Peking, Chi teilnehmen
American director Andy Wachowski, right, and his director sister Larry Wachowski attend a press conference for the movie, Cloud Atlas, in Beijing, China, 21 January 2013. Chinese money may have helped fund the production costs of the Hollywood hit Cloud Atlas, but mainland audiences will not be getting the full picture. Authorities cut 40 minutes from the epic independent movie, almost a quarter of the film, state-run media said after its domestic premiere. The reports came soon after deletions from the latest James Bond movie Skyfall, released last week on the mainland, prompted public frustration and even oblique criticism in official media. Cloud Atlas runs for 172 minutes in the original version. But by the time the State Administration of Radio Film and Television had finished, it was little more than two hours long.