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Bruno re-cut for British teenagers.
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Sacha Baron Cohen poses at the Los Angeles film premiere of Bruno,
Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest flick Bruno (2009) has been re-edited and given a lower rating by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). The film was initially awarded an 18 classification from the BBFC but has since been cut to receive the lower 15 classification. These cuts effect to three scenes all of which toned down the sexually explicate nature of the film. Over a minute and a half of footage was removed to receive this more “teen friendly rating.” Universal Pictures International is quoted by Variety as say the move will allow “many more of Bruno’s fans in the U.K. to enjoy the film.” The BBFC’s 18 classification restricts those under 18 (with or without an adult) from seeing the film, while the 15 classification restricts all those under 15 whether they are with an adult or not from seeing the film.
This lower rated version of the film is in contrast to the one currently being viewed in American theaters. The MPAA gave the film an R rating “for pervasive strong and crude sexual content, graphic nudity and language”. The R rating disallows those under 17 from attending the film unaccompanied by an adult. Which essentially means anyone is allowed into see the film if they are accompanied by an adult who is older than 17.
This toned down version of the highly successful film will arrive in British theaters on July 24th; there is no word yet whether this effort by the studio to obtain a larger audience will be copied in the US.
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