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Old 2nd March 2018, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Susan Foreman View Post
Although the Eli Roth version of 'Death Wish' was passed '18' uncut, the distributors (Vertigo Releasing Ltd) have chosen to make cuts totaling 14 seconds to a torture scene in order to obtain a '15' classification

DEATH WISH | British Board of Film Classification
Although this is to do with torture rather than suicide, it's the same scenario as John Wick 2 – distributors want more people watching at the cinemas and I assume cinemas are less likely to show 18 certificate films than ones with a lower certification.
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