'Fight Club' original ending restored in China after online backlash

In a rare censorship reversal, Tencent this week began to air the original conclusion of David Fincher's film. Photo: Handout

The original, iconic ending of cult US film Fight Club has been restored to screens in China after a censored version that brought all criminals to book sparked outrage online.

Beijing has some of the world's most restrictive censorship rules with authorities only approving a handful of foreign films for release each year - sometimes with major cuts.