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Old 26th March 2017, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by SymbioticFunction View Post
Re-watched a science-fiction film, 2009's District 9.

The BBFC gave it a 15 rather than an 18 (there's an awful lot of swearing and fairly violent moments), so I guess that they must have thought that the film had important messages on themes such as segregation - what with it being set in South Africa.
As far as I can work out, The BBFC only tend to give 18 certificates to films with a combination of extreme violence, drug use, and a lot of swearing or sexual violence, which is a very big deal down at Soho Square.
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