Censor

Censor2021

NR Film · Horror, Mystery · 84 min · Jun 11, 2021 Méliès d'Or2021 Awards: wins 1, nominations 0
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You can't edit reality.

A screener at the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), who has earned an unsavory reputation for being the strictest censor of violent films, begins to spiral out of control after viewing a low-budget horror with similarities to the disappearance of her sister.

Prano Bailey-Bond
Director, Writer

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Mark Kermode · The Observer (UK) 100.00/100.00

This thrilling, dizzying debut from Welsh writer-director Prano Bailey-Bond is a nostalgic treat for anyone old enough to remember the infamous “video nasties” scare of the early 80s. Yet beneath the retro surface lies a more universal tale about the power of horror to confront our deepest fears – a timeless celebration of the liberating nature of the dark side.

NewNewAmsterdam 8.00/10.00

Excellent . I'm not particularly fond of England , but the new British wave of films have had some peaks the last years. A field in England , Sightseers, Berberian Sound Studio and that guys fashion film, all great. This one was very Lynchy as well, like a cheap Inland Empire , Thatcher edition.

Martyn Conterio · CineVue 100.00/100.00

An ambitious, clever, and inventive psychogenic fugue, Censor is rough around the edges and shot on a shoestring, sure, however Bailey-Bond has compelling and vital comments to make on art, media consumption, politics, and society.

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