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		</div><p>Cinema-goers have defended gang film Blue Story against accusations it encouraged violence, including a mass brawl in Birmingham that left seven police officers injured.</p>
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<p>Viewers said the movie has been unfairly blamed for the fight which involved young people with machetes, because the film’s over-riding message is to warn youngsters away from gang culture.</p>
<p>Blue Story, which follows the lives of two boys caught up on opposite sides of a postcode war, was pulled from Vue cinemas after the fight involving around 100 people at Star City in Birmingham on Saturday evening.</p>
<p>The cinema chain said it pulled Blue Story as a safety precaution after “25 significant incidents” were reported at its venues within 24 hours of the film’s release.</p>
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<p>Showcase also cancelled showings at its venues, but reinstated it on Monday night after “careful consideration and discussions with the distributor”.</p>
<p>But the film has polarised opinions on whether it should be allowed to run.</p>
<p>Beverley Hurn and her daughter Georgia Birkbeck, who saw Blue Story at an Odeon cinema in north London, said they did not believe it was responsible for encouraging violence.</p>
<p>Mrs Hurn, 52, said: “What happened (in Birmingham) was terrible, but it went against the message of the film.</p>
<p>“The film was about how young boys do get into this gang lifestyle, and showing them the consequences, and they should stop.</p>
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<p>“It was showing how stupid you are for trying to be a big hard man, and how gang culture affects family members – the mums, the partners and the girlfriends.</p>
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