By Patrick Frater
18.03.2020 - 19:47 / nme.com
“We can’t stay closed forever"
After two months of closures, China has seen its first cinema reopen since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Zhongying Golden Palm Cinema, in Urumqi (in northwestern China) opened its doors to the public on Monday (March 16) after being closed since January 26.
The cinema informed filmgoers they had scheduled 22 screenings the night before, of four Chinese films. On the first day though, no viewers
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