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Wild is a 2016 Germany drama by Nicolette Krebitz.
Starring Lilith Stangenberg and Georg Friedrich and Nelson.

Not submitted to the BBFC but it is available online on MUBI and Amazon Prime with a self applied 16+ rating. The film contains a scene where a wolf licks a woman's explicitly naked vagina.

Thanks to Mike who comments:

Wild is a highly regarded arthouse film about relationships, focusing on a discontented woman who starts a romantic relationship with a wolf....

Never seen in the UK before, it's recently been picked by MUBI. Not sure whether they intend to release it on physical media, but at the moment you can see it on the MUBI website and even on amazon prime video in the UK.

To cut a long story short, at around 52:30, there's a scene where a naked woman sitting on a toilet has her vagina (explicitly) licked for around 10 seconds by a wolf.

Presumably it's been released on streaming in the UK because it's not illegal under extreme pornography laws. The law and the CPS guidance specifically say that if an image forms part of a sequence of images, we should look to the wider sequence to decide if the image is a pornographic one. In this case the wider sequence of images (i.e. the film) isn't pornographic so the wolf image isn't pornographic and therefore it's legal. If that's true, then it's the first and only case since the act was implemented in 2008 in which a beasty image which would have been illegal in a pornographic film becomes legal in a conventional narrative film.

It is a possibility that MUBI are publishing it because they don't know the law. But that's unlikely - they know full well that the film is controversial, and they frequently submit films to the BBFC for classification on physical media, so they know the rules. They seem not to have submitted this one though.

Summary Notes

A strange encounter with a wild wolf at the edge of Ania's cold, mundane town sets off a deep-seated passion within her, shattering the drudgery of her dull days. Determined to hunt the untamed creature, she finds herself pulled to the natural world as a fearless lust for the wolf grows, eliciting a desire for her own sexuality and a disregard for social graces, repulsing yet attracting everyone around her. As the balance between the natural world and modern civilization begins to tip, so too do Ania's inhibitions, forcing her to question the glaring hypocrisies closing in on her.

Versions

uncut

Amazon Prime 16+

UK: Uncut and MUBI 16+ rated: MUBI/Amazon Prime VoD at UK Amazon

Caligula is a 1979 Italy/US historical drama by Tinto Brass
Starring Malcolm McDowell, Peter O'Toole and Helen Mirren

Originally cut in the UK and US for an 18 rated UK and R rated US theatrical release. There also exists Tinto Brass' Alternative Version which does not include the hardcore footage added by the producers. The full uncut version was passed 18 uncut for 2008 DVD. This full uncut version is MPAA Unrated in the US. The Hardcore Version was banned in Australia in 2010.

In 2018 Penthouse announced a plan running over a couple of years for a 4k restoration of the Tinto Brass version. However the bankruptcy of Penthouse may have put an end to the idea. In 2023 Dafthouse Films announced a new Producer's Cut (arrogantly labelled the Ultimate Cut) by Thomas Negovan. This will be reconstructed from previously unreleased footage and unpromisingly suggests that this will be a more 'civilised' take on the Caligula story.

See version details from desperate-living.com

Summary Notes

A dramatization of the ascent to Caesar and subsequent reign of Caligula, one of the most notorious leaders of ancient Rome. We see his ambition, his scheming, his perversion and decadence, his brutality and his lunacy.

Ultimate Cut

Ultimate Cut run: 177:59s pal: 170:52s

UK: The Ultimate Cut: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for strong real sex, sex references, nudity, sexual violence: 2024 Vertigo Releasing cinema release (rated 19/07/2024) titled Caligula: The Ultimate Cut

Uncut Version

Uncut Version run: 156:00s pal: 149:46s		UK:  The Uncut Version was passed 18 uncut for strong violence, sexual violence and strong real sex with previous cuts waived for: 2012 Arrow Unlimited Edition R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon 2010 Arrow R0 Blu-ray 2009 Arrow Uncut Edition R2 DVD 2008 Freemantlemedia/Arrow Imperial Edition [+alternative version +R Rated Version] R2 DVD at UK Amazon US : Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2008 Image Imperial Edition RA Blu-ray at US Amazon 2007 Image Imperial Edition R1 DVD at US Amazon From the BBFC: In 2008, the full uncut version of Caligula was resubmitted to the BBFC for DVD release. The passage of nearly 30 years had significantly diminished the film's impact and after careful consideration it was decided that it could now be classified '18' uncut. This decision accords with the BBFC Guidelines, which state that At '18', the BBFC's guideline concerns will not normally override the wish that adults should be free to chose their own entertainment, within the law. Although there are scenes in Caligula that some people will find shocking, offensive or disgusting, the film does not contain any material that is illegal in terms of current UK law and nor does it contain any material that is likely to give rise to harm for adults audiences, most of whom will be well aware of its controversial reputation. The DVD version was classified '18' uncut with the consumer advice Contains strong violence, sexual violence and strong real sex.
uncut	Australia	Australia: The uncut version was banned in July 2010 See article from refused-classification.com The Australian Censorship Board has a rich history of censorship of Caligula

Tinto Brass Alternative Version/Imperial Edition

Tinto Brass Alternative Version run: 152:57s pal: 146:50s

UK: The Alternative Version or Re-edited Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for: 2008 Freemantlemedia/Arrow Imperial Edition [+uncut version +R Rated Version] R2 DVD This version is perhaps is historically at the point where Bob Guccione edited together a version from the material directed by Tinto Brass but before he decided that it could be improved by adding hardcore footage. So orgy scenes etc are the original softcore as directed by Tinto Brass. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

US R Rated Version

R Rated Version cut: 55:07s run: 102:37s pal: 98:31s

UK: The heavily pre-cut US R rated version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for: 2008 Freemantlemedia/Arrow Imperial Edition [+uncut version +alternative version] R2 DVD 1998 Screen Multimedia VHS 1990 Electric VHS A couple of brief shots of genital detail and sight of nurses cradling babies and phallic shaped bottles were reinstated from the the previous cut release and were allowed to remain. Many of the cuts were not related to sex & violence but to shorten the running time and deal with continuity issues over sex and violent scenes that were cut. See details on IMDB

UK Theatrical Version

cut cut: 11m run: 149:34s pal: 143:35s

UK: Passed X after about 11 minutes of cuts for: 1982 Electric pre-cert VHS 1980 cinema release James Ferman commented in Photoplay: Even before it could be considered for a certificate some 8.5 minutes had to be cut to make it legal. There are scenes of perverted violence that I wouldn't have thought would ever have been seen in this country, in clubs or anywhere else. A lot of the sex was just straight sex, but more explicit than has ever been passed here. They took out another 3 or 4 minutes and replaced it with lesser material to make it acceptable for the X certificate. 11 minutes of cuts including: Views of Drusilla's vulva removed from several pints in the film Sights of babies sucking phallic-shaped bottles removed Much reduced scene of bootlace being tied around soldier's penis. Hardcore action inserted into orgy scenes taken out The sight of wine streaming out of soldier's bladder after being hacked with a sword removed. Torture shots deleted, a stake into a vagina and several bloodied genitals. Male blow job and masturbation deleted Priestess bathing loses hardcore cunnilingus and insertion Blood of recently ex virgin bride deleted as was greasing of the buttocks and suggestion of fisting for the similarly road tested bridegroom A Lesbian scene lost all hardcore and explicit images Death of Proculus lost a stabbing and the subsequent humiliation of being pissed on and castrated. The sight of Caligula torturing a mouse was deleted. A childbirth scene is missing an emerging head. Hardcore elements of prison scene deleted Hardcore elements of brothel scene deleted Explicit detail removed from scene of women with pearl adorned vulvas

 

A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 US horror film by Wes Craven.
With Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp and Robert Englund.  

Uncut on VHS but the cut US Theatrical version was the only one available on BBFC 18 rated UK/US DVD/Blu-ray until BBFC 15 rated for the uncut version of 2024. The film was cut in the US for an MPAA R rating.

The film has just been passed by the IFCO, the Irish film censor with an 18 rating and a PAL running time of 87:33s.

Summary Review: A new kind of Boogeyman

In the dreams of his victims, a spectral child murderer Freedy Krueger stalks the children of the members of the lynch mob that killed him.

The acting isn't always the greatest and it looks just the slightest bit dated, but it's still a really damn good movie. It's power lies in the fact that sleep cannot be avoided.

Robert Englund as Freddy is flawless, a new kind of Boogeyman - a smartass. Freddy is hideously burned, covered in scar tissue and has all the fashion sense of a wino, but he's cool. Not content to simply disembowel his screaming victims, Freddy has to tease them a little first, flirting, humiliating or showing off.

Versions

uncut Unrated Version run: 91:12s pal: 87:33s	Turkey	UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong horror, gore, violence: 2024 Warner Bros 40th Anniversary Edition R0 4K Blu-ray/R0 Blu-ray Combo at UK Amazon #ad released on 30th September 2024   The uncut Version is set for Warner 4K Blu-ray release at UK Amazon #ad UK: The Unrated Version was passed 18 uncut for: 1998 EIV VHS 1995 EIV VHS 1985 CBS/Fox VHS 1985 cinema release Ireland: Uncut and IFCO 18 rated for strong violence, strong horror: 2024 Blu-ray (Uncut Version rated 22/07/2024) titled A Nightmare on Elm Street - Uncut Version Thanks to Dave: I recently watched the 2 disc box set of A Nightmare on Elm Street which they say is cut to the death of the girl Tina via a blood splash as she hits the bed. The scene plays out on R2 Turkish release. When Tina hits the bed we see the blood spurt all over her shocked boyfriend Rod. A pretty tame and lame MPAA cut by any standards to make an R and obviously it never offended Turkish censors for this new uncut DVD release! The A geyser of blood spurting up from Glen's bed is also intact in this Turkish release
cut Theatrical Version cut: 13s run: 91:08s pal: 87:29s		UK: The cut US R Rated Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for: 2020 Warner A Nightmare On Elm Street: Collection R0 Blu-ray [HMV exclusive] 2018 Warner Bros R2 DVD at UK Amazon 2011 Warner A Nightmare On Elm Street Collection R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon 2010 Warner R2 DVD at UK Amazon 2001 EIV R2 DVD US: Cut and MPAA R Rated for: 2013 Warner Nightmare on Elm Street 1-7 Collection RA Blu-ray at US Amazon 2013 New Line Online Rent/Buy [US only] at US Amazon 2010 New Line RA Blu-ray at US Amazon 2001 New Line R1 DVD at US Amazon The US Collectors Edition laserdisc (Elite Entertainment) details cuts made as the film went through the MPAA: 5s : Tina's corpse hitting the bed, and the resultant large splash of blood all over her boyfriend Rod 8s : A geyser of blood spurting up from Glen's bed and hitting the ceiling.

Reality Killers is a 2005 Italy Horror Film by Alessandro Capone

Banned by the BBFC for 2024 video.

Versions

banned run: 75m pal: 72m

UK: Banned by BBFC 2024 Treasured Films video (rated 01/07/24) The BBFC commented: Reality Killers is a horror film in which a man obsessed with violent snuff videos, featuring people being abused, tortured and killed, goes on to commit his own similar crimes. Reality Killers consists of a series of short vignettes in which people, including women and children, are killed. In some cases, acts of sadistic violence follow or involve sexual behaviour and nudity. The protagonist acts as a narrator, relishing in the violence and endorsing the actions of the killers. Women, in particular, are portrayed as either sexual objects to be abused or as predatory killers themselves. Potentially harmful attitudes, such as the suggestion that victims and perpetrators enjoy violence, and that women are presented primarily as sex objects or predatory killers, are not clearly challenged, nor is there a narrative counterbalance to the sustained focus on sadism. As a last resort, the BBFC may find content unsuitable for classification, in line with the objective of preventing non-trivial harm risks to potential viewers and, through their behaviour, to society. In our Classification Guidelines we state that this may occur where a central concept is unacceptable, such as a sustained focus on rape, other non-consensual sexually violent behaviour or sadistic violence. The guidelines also state that we consider whether the availability of the material to the age group concerned would run contrary to broad public opinion. The BBFC considered whether the film's issues could be adequately addressed through intervention such as cuts. As Reality Killers consists almost entirely of scenes of sadistic violence and abuse, we determined that cuts would not effectively address these issues. The film, when taken as a whole, transgresses BBFC Classification Guidelines and policy, and we believe that its classification even at 18 would run contrary to broad public opinion. The BBFC therefore found Reality Killers to be unsuitable for classification.