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Well, I think you are dealing with a cultural difference there and it wouldn't have made any difference if the moviegoers in Singapore saw the rape or not.
But what I am referring to is the real rape that occurred 5 or 6 years before the movie came out. It was huge news and was only recounted in a very limited fashion in newspapers and television news shows. I remember talking to people about it and how disturbing it was even though we didn't see pictures of it happening or even many details about the actual rape itself. Therefore, I don't believe that people are incapable of understanding the effect that violence and brutality have on others without seeing it.
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