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HorrorMystery

Censor

- 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.

Release Date : 2021-06-11

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Silver Salt FilmsFilm4 ProductionsFfilm Cymru WalesCinelab LondonKodak Motion Picture ProductsRook Films

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Niamh Algar

Character Name : Enid Baines

Original Name : Niamh Algar

Gender : Female

Michael Smiley

Character Name : Doug Smart

Original Name : Michael Smiley

Gender : Male

Nicholas Burns

Character Name : Sanderson

Original Name : Nicholas Burns

Gender : Male

Vincent Franklin

Character Name : Fraser

Original Name : Vincent Franklin

Gender : Male

Sophia La Porta

Character Name : Alice Lee

Original Name : Sophia La Porta

Gender : Female

Adrian Schiller

Character Name : Frederick North

Original Name : Adrian Schiller

Gender : Male

Clare Holman

Character Name : June

Original Name : Clare Holman

Gender : Female

Andrew Havill

Character Name : George

Original Name : Andrew Havill

Gender : Male

Felicity Montagu

Character Name : Valerie

Original Name : Felicity Montagu

Gender : Female

Danny Lee Wynter

Character Name : Perkins

Original Name : Danny Lee Wynter

Gender : Male

Clare Perkins

Character Name : Anne

Original Name : Clare Perkins

Gender : Female

Guillaume Delaunay

Character Name : Beastman

Original Name : Guillaume Delaunay

Gender : Male

Richard Glover

Character Name : Gerald

Original Name : Richard Glover

Gender : Male

Erin Shanagher

Character Name : Debbie

Original Name : Erin Shanagher

Gender : Female

Beau Gadsdon

Character Name : Young Enid

Original Name : Beau Gadsdon

Gender : Female

Amelie Child-Villiers

Character Name : Nina

Original Name : Amelie Child-Villiers

Gender : Female

Matthew Earley

Character Name : Gordon

Original Name : Matthew Earley

Gender : Male

Richard Renton

Character Name : Frank

Original Name : Richard Renton

Gender : Male

Bo Bragason

Character Name : Older Girl in Film

Original Name : Bo Bragason

Gender : Female

Amelia Craighill

Character Name : Younger Girl in Film

Original Name : Amelia Craighill

Gender : Female

Madeleine Hutchins

Character Name : Panicked Woman

Original Name : Madeleine Hutchins

Gender : Female

Robert Vernon

Character Name : Tom

Original Name : Robert Vernon

Gender : Male

Lucy Mizen

Character Name : Neighbour on TV

Original Name : Lucy Mizen

Gender : Male

Joanne Gale

Character Name : Woman in Video Nasty

Original Name : Joanne Gale

Gender : Female

Clare Noy

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Clare Noy

Gender : Male

Louise Hadley

Character Name : Red Haired Woman

Original Name : Louise Hadley

Gender : Male

Lisa Ronaghan

Character Name : Girls on Night Out

Original Name : Lisa Ronaghan

Gender : Female

Francesca Renée Reid

Character Name : Girls on Night Out

Original Name : Francesca Renée Reid

Gender : Male

Albie Marber

Character Name : Boy

Original Name : Albie Marber

Gender : Male

Chris Dale

Character Name : Alf the Projectionist

Original Name : Chris Dale

Gender : Male

Guy Slocombe

Character Name : Journalist #2

Original Name : Guy Slocombe

Gender : Male

Garry Molyneux

Character Name : Journalist #4

Original Name : Garry Molyneux

Gender : Male

Sean Buchanan

Character Name : Arguing Man

Original Name : Sean Buchanan

Gender : Male

Emma Eckton

Character Name : Arguing Woman

Original Name : Emma Eckton

Gender : Male

John Ward

Character Name : Man Reading Newspaper on Train

Original Name : John Ward

Gender : Male

Joe Walker

Character Name : Young Boy with Arguing Couple

Original Name : Joe Walker

Gender : Male

Peter Pedrero

Character Name : Man in Extreme Coda

Original Name : Peter Pedrero

Gender : Male

Alice Eadson

Character Name : Woman in Extreme Coda

Original Name : Alice Eadson

Gender : Male

Steven O'Rourke

Character Name : The Day The World Began

Original Name : Steven O'Rourke

Gender : Male

Sam Goodland

Character Name : The Day The World Began

Original Name : Sam Goodland

Gender : Male

Charlie Langridge

Character Name : Kids Outside Video Shop

Original Name : Charlie Langridge

Gender : Male

Emile James

Character Name : Kids Outside Video Shop

Original Name : Emile James

Gender : Male

Sharon Taylor

Character Name : Woman in Video Shop

Original Name : Sharon Taylor

Gender : Female

Prano Bailey-Bond

Character Name : Bloodied Woman in Rejected Video Nasty

Original Name : Prano Bailey-Bond

Gender : Female

Jonathan Rushby-Taylor

Character Name : Journalist #3

Original Name : Jonathan Rushby-Taylor

Gender : Male

Grant Crookes

Character Name : Hands Through The Bed

Original Name : Grant Crookes

Gender : Male

Paul Cavendish

Character Name : Journalist

Original Name : Paul Cavendish

Gender : Male

Jean-Pascal Heynemand

Character Name : Film Crew in Cabin

Original Name : Jean-Pascal Heynemand

Gender : Male

Reviews

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larz9

@larz9

2021-09-30

This is another one of those movies where you don't get your time back. There is nothing clever about the plot. It just twaddles on aimlessly, leading up to very cheesy murder scenes that look like the product of a high school student's drama submission and sweet FA payoff in the end. Why this got the support of The National Lottery through The Arts Council of Wales is beyond me. It's simply a colossal waste of everyone's money. Then again, if that is your sort of thing, then more power to you. Each to their own and all that. :)

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r96sk

@r96sk

2022-03-07

Very, very good! 'Censor' features a great premise and it turns out to be one that is executed excellently. The feel of the film throughout is near perfection, with the tone all right and the 1980s aesthetic seemingly on point. It's paced ideally, with zero moments of drag. Niamh Algar puts in a super performance as lead. I recently watched her also impress in television's 'Deceit' - which was broadcast within a week or so of this production's cinema release, there are actually some (minor) similarities between the two; a set of dark roles for Algar, that's for sure! She's the clear standout, though props to the support cast too. Looking at a few other reviews, it seems to come down to how effective the ending is to you. For me? I think it's a great conclusion.

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EmmanuelGoldstein

@EmmanuelGoldstein

2023-08-06

**A movie completely removed from reality - which is the point** A confusing, convoluted and completely absurd and unrealistic movie. Since this is of course all intentional, I am not entirely sure if that makes the movie better or worse. It's one of those movies that's really hard to rate and almost impossible to compare to any other movie, though it does feel very reminiscent of David Lynch movies. But for those who just feel confused after watching it, let me explain it real fast. Basically the movie is comparing deranged, schizophrenic psychopaths to, well, movies censors :-) Because the schizophrenic psycho killer loses his ability to tell what is real and what's not. Similarly, people engaged in censorship also loose their ability to distinguish reality from fantasy, or at least that's what the movie argues. Because censorship is almost always being justified by saying that without it, whatever is depicted in movies, would become a reality. Of course "normal" people can distinguish between reality and fiction, but schizophrenics can not, so censorship is necessarily to keep the schizophrenics from imitating fiction. But of course by arguing that fiction would become reality, the censors expose themselves as people who seem to have difficulty keeping reality and fiction separate. So then if it was really true that violent movies would make such people violent, then by their own logic, you would have to conclude that such censors themselves would become the most violent monsters ever, as they of course watch the most amount of horribly violent horror movies. But even so, we have never heard of any censor going on a killing spree, except of course in this very movie itself, which would of course itself be categorized as a "video nasty". And that's the point.