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 v       A Ma Soeur! - 2001 French/Italian/Spanish drama by Catherine Breillat.


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A Ma Soeur! is a 2001 French/Italian/Spanish drama by Catherine Breillat.
With Anaïs Reboux, Roxane Mesquida and Libero De Rienzo. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Passed 18 uncut by the BBFC for cinema but was cut for DVD. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US. Banned by the Canadian province of Ontario from 2001 until 2003.

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uncut
run: 86:29s
pal: 83:01s
18

MPAA Unrated

UK : Passed 18 uncut for:
  • 2001 cinema release

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

BBFC cut
cut: 1:28s
run: 85:01s
pal: 81:09s
18UK: Passed 18 after 1:28s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 2002 Tartan R2 DVD

The BBFC noted:

  • Cut required to scene of sexual assault on young girl to address the specific danger that video enables the scene to be used to stimulate and validate abusive action.

Further details were supplied after an email query to the BBFC:

The cinema version was passed '18' uncut following expert legal advice. Nevertheless the Board was concerned by the film's climactic scene, which shows an under-aged girl - played by a 13 year old actress - being raped. Our legal advice confirmed that the scene was not indecent within the meaning of the Protection of Children Act 1978 and the Board therefore agreed to pass the scene intact.

The Board also took the opinion of a leading consultant clinical psychologist at the time of the original cinema submission. He expressed a concern that, in his clinical experience, the rape sequence could potentially be used by paedophiles to 'groom' their victims. The Board was satisfied, however, that this concern about potential abuse was minimal in the context of an adult cinema release where the possibility of children being taken to the cinema for grooming was remote.

Videos, by contrast, are more easily accessible for personal use by abusive individuals and the risk of the video's use for grooming was felt to be far higher. Furthermore, the potential for the scene to be played repeatedly and out of context on video concerned the Board far more so than on film. It was felt therefore that, on video, the scene presented a particular problem as both stimulus material and to validate abusive behaviour. The Board's concerns were confirmed by a further opinion from a second consultant psychologist specifically in relation to the video release, which echoed the opinion of her colleague. The scene was therefore removed in its entirety on video.
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Canada: See Banned International: A Ma Soeur
            A Serbian Film - 2010 Serbia adult horror by Srdjan Spasojevic. See A Serbian Film
 v   The A-Team - 2010 US action film by Joe Carnahan.


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The A-Team is a 2010 US action film by Joe Carnahan.
With Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper and Sharlto Copley. IMDb


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run: 133:21s
pal: 128:01s
12 certUK: The Extended Explosive Edition/Extended Cut was passed 12 for one use of strong language and moderate violence after BBFC suggested cuts for:
Note that the 15 rated UK release is due to one of the commentary extras being 15 rated rather than being an uncut version of the film.

The BBFC cinema cuts to 2 uses of 'fuck' still apply. The extended version introduces a 3rd occurrence of 'fuck'. This has been allowed to remain and is noted in the BBFC consumer advice.

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com:

The Extended Cut provides many extensions to flesh out the narrative and reduce the overly frantic pace of the Theatrical Version. The 'fucks' in Adios, motherf*** , removed from the Theatrical Version, have not been re-integrated into the movie but there's a one scene that now features an additional 'fuck'.
MPAA UnratedUS: The Extended Cut including the BBFC cuts is MPAA Unrated for:

The BBFC cuts have been adopted for worldwide release including the US.

Theatrical Version

BBFC cut
advised cuts
run: 118:36s
pal: 113:51s
12 certUK: The Theatrical Version was passed 12/12A for moderate violence and language and implied strong language after BBFC suggested cuts for:
  • 2010 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
  • 2010 cinema release.

The BBFC commented:

Two reels from this film were originally shown to the BBFC in unfinished form to consider language issues. The company were advised that two inadequately obscured uses of motherfucker would result in a 15 classification rather than the requested 12A . When the finished version of the film was submitted for formal classification, the two uses of the term had been further obscured and the film was classified 12A .
MPAA PG-13US: The BBFC suggested cuts have been adopted for all worldwide releases including the US PG-13 rated Theatrical Version.
 v   The A-Team: Season 3


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The A-Team: Season 3

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BBFC uncut12 cert

The A-Team: Season 3 is a 2003 US action TV series.
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See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com :

Universal decided to use the master of the German TV versions for the release of the third season box-set. Unfortunately, these versions are sometimes censored and also offer have an inferior image quality.
 v          Aadhavan


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Aadhavan

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uncut
uncut
15 cert168:45s Aadhavan is a 2009 India action film by K.S. Ravikumar

A long version was passed 15 uncut for the 2010 Ayngaran DVD.

The BBFC noted: This DVD version of the film, which is longer and includes stronger violence than that in the '12A' rated theatrical release, was passed '15' for strong action violence.

BBFC uncut 12A cert160:13s
=153:48s
A Short Version was passed 12A without cuts for the 2009 cinema release
 v          Aadupuliyattam - horror drama by Kannan Thamarakkulam.


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Aadupuliyattam is a horror drama by Kannan Thamarakkulam.
Starring Jayaram, Ramya Krishnan and Om Puri.

BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release.
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BBFC cut
category cuts
27s
12A 143:14s UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, horror after 27s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2016 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • Distributor chose to remove scenes of strong violence (in this case, a woman cutting her throat and a man being slashed by a sword), and strong horror images (in this case, a decaying corpse), in order to achieve a 12A classification. An uncut 15 was available.
 v          Aajka Gang Leader


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Aajka Gang Leader

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16s 12 cert130:48s Aajka Gang Leader is a 1997 release by A. Kodandarami Reddy (Eros International)
 v          Aambala - 2015 action comedy drama by Sunder C.


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Aambala is a 2015 action comedy drama by Sunder C.
Starring Vishal, Hansika Motwani and Prabhu.

BBFC category cuts were made for a 12A rated cinema release in 2015.
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BBFC cut
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19s
12A 146:38s UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, injury detail after 19s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2015 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • Company chose to make cuts to reduce scenes of violence in order to achieve a 12A. An uncut 15 classification was available.
 v          Aap Ke Dewane


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Aap Ke Dewane

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BBFC uncutPG cert138:55s Aap Ke Dewane is a 1980 India romance by Surendra Mohan

The Re-edited Version was passed PG without BBFC cuts for:

  • 2007 Eros DVD
15s PG cert138:43s Passed PG after 15s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1988 Rockfield VHS
 v          Aarambam - 2013 India action drama by Vishnuvardhan.


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Aarambam is a 2013 India action drama by Vishnuvardhan.
With Ajith Kumar, Aarya and Nayanthara. IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for a 12A rated cinema release.
Versions
BBFC cut
category cuts
5:00s
12A
150:01s
UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence and threat after 5:00s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2013 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • Prior to formal submission, the company made a number of reductions to violent elements throughout, in an attempt to achieve a 12A classification (the uncut version of the film had previously been classified 15). However, additional cuts were required to further reduce several violent scenes, in order to secure the requested 12A classification. A 15 classification without cuts was available.
uncut
uncut
15 155:53s

UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence and threat for:
  • 2013 cinema release but this version was not release in favour of a cut 12A version
 v          Aathi


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Aathi

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uncut
uncut
18159:19s 2006 India action film by Ramana. IMDb

Passed 18 uncut for:

  • 2006 Ayngaran DVD
BBFC uncut

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15 cert159:58s
=153:34s
A pre-cut version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2006 cinema release

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