Even before hitting the big screens in mainland China, Disney's lavish US$200 million (S$273 million) live-action remake of Mulan has been hit with controversy, delays and calls for a boycott.
Fresh calls to shun the movie erupted on Twitter earlier this week after it was revealed that film-makers had shot scenes in China's western region of Xinjiang, where the government has been accused of human rights abuses against its Muslim Uighur population.
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