Police and ward officials conduct a surprise inspection at the movie theater "Mai"

Recently, social networks spread a video of authorities entering theaters to check the age of audiences watching the movie Mai - a work labeled T18 (for audiences over 18 years old).

Through verification, the incident occurred on the evening of February 26 at the Cinestar theater on Nguyen Trai Street, Nguyen Cu Trinh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.

On social networks, the clip received great attention from the audience, reaching nearly 9 million views and nearly 17,000 comments after 1 day of posting. Many people believe that the movie Mai has "hot" scenes, and age checking is necessary because many students do not comply with the regulations.

Representative of Ward People's Committee Nguyen Cu Trinh said that the inspection was carried out according to the regulations of District 1 People's Committee.

According to this representative, in recent days, according to reports from the press and public opinion, there have been children under 18 years old entering the theater to watch the movie Mai - a movie labeled T18 (for audiences over 18 years old). Therefore, the Cultural and Social Interdisciplinary Inspection Team inspected according to regulations.

" The working group conducted checks at the beginning of the show. They only checked suspected people under 18 years old, not all guests in the theater. To determine age, the authorities asked viewers to show their identity. Citizen fee. At the time of inspection, this facility complied with regulations and found no violations ," he said.

The representative of Cinestar theater management confirmed that the inspection by the authorities took place at a theater complex of this unit in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.

"The authorities did a surprise check, but did not detect any moviegoers under the prescribed age at the screening," said a representative of the Cinestar theater complex.

The theater added that this is a normal inspection process that can happen at any theater complex, not just Cinestar.

In order to ensure strict compliance with legal regulations on film dissemination activities in the area, the District People's Committee requested the Culture-Society interdisciplinary inspection team and the People's Committees of 10 wards to carry out the following contents:

Strictly check moviegoers for moviegoers with limited age limits for watching movies according to regulations....

Strengthen inspection and supervision of organizations and individuals operating in the film industry,... cinemas that are disseminating films Mai labeled 18 for audiences under 18 years old to watch movies in theaters. Mai violates the regulation "not ensuring movie viewers are of the right age according to movie classification....

Vietnamnet contacted Galaxy Studio about checking the age of moviegoers. Mai, a representative of this unit said this is a normal working process and Galaxy Cinema always complies with the regulations of the age classification system. , support and comply with regulations of authorities in disseminating films in theaters.

A representative of CGV also said: 'Recently, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that it would inspect audience age checks at theaters and inspection teams have come to work regularly. through. We fully cooperate with the authorities in accordance with the law.

Regarding the issue of audiences not declaring their correct age and theaters not controlling identification documents, Mr. Le Thanh Liem, Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said that the Ministry Inspectorate regularly directs and inspects the compliance of cinemas. in accordance with the law on cinema, including ensuring that the age to watch movies is as per the label.

Faced with information about some theaters not having strict control, allowing audiences under 18 years old to watch Mai without having to present identification documents, Chief Inspector Le Thanh Liem affirmed that he will immediately direct the cultural inspector to intervene. for inspection and supervision.

According to Mr. Liem, if theaters do not comply strictly, when violations are discovered, the Ministry Inspectorate will handle them. This is specifically regulated in the content of popularizing films in cinemas and disseminating films in cyberspace.

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