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andrewducker ([personal profile] andrewducker) wrote2011-01-26 11:01 am

Interesting Links for 26-1-2011

[identity profile] a-pawson.livejournal.com 2011-01-26 01:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Well no. Someone reported to the police that the copies on sale were different to those approved by the BBFC. The police have to investigate in those circumstances, so took a copy away to verify whether it was the case or not. It seems a perfectly reasonable course of action to me given that in this day and age the police have to investigate any complaint related to child abuse, and if they didn't there would have been an outcry in the opposite direction.

[identity profile] gonzo21.livejournal.com 2011-01-26 01:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Well yes, but didn't Blockbuster then remove the film from their shelves anyway, even though it was the passed copy?

Though I must admit, I'm not sure why anybody would want to see it.

I read a review which said 'you might think you want to see this movie, but trust me, you do not.'

[identity profile] gonzo21.livejournal.com 2011-01-26 02:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I know exactly what you mean. I read the one review, and wished I hadn't.

I'm completely confounded that it got passed by the BBFC though. Or indeed that it got made at all.

[identity profile] gonzo21.livejournal.com 2011-01-26 02:18 pm (UTC)(link)
And it does seem like he was trying to make a point about life in post-war Serbia, and how brutally dehumanising aspects of it are, or have been.

And I would absolutely defend his right to make it.

Very surprised though that it didn't fall foul of the law of the land.

[identity profile] a-pawson.livejournal.com 2011-01-26 02:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes they did, but that was the only thing they could do. If they had continued to sell it, knowing it may be illegal, they would be breaking the law had the allegations proven to be false. Given the consequences of being found guilty of selling illegal videos involving children, I'm not surprised they decided to withdraw it from sale until they could be 100% sure they were not doing anything wrong.