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Tattoos: A Scarred History (2009) -- From people with tattoo’s on every body part, to tattoo’s for the blind, this controversial documentary will take you on a visually stunning, and sometimes disturbing journey into the world of tattoo’s. The film takes a sociological look at tattoos and tries to answer the question of why tattoos have become such a large part of today’s society. From interviews with sociologists and psychologists, we explore the history of tattoo’s and take a look at the world of tattoos from it's war against the church to one of the most shocking tattoos ever designed. The film also delves into the minds of people to discover their emotional and personal reasons for getting a tattoo, including Meg Gaffney’s powerful story as she seeks a tattoo artist to replicate her nipples after battling cancer. Incorporated into the film is the celebrity survey and stories from names such as: Julie Benz, Ana Matronic (Scissor Sisters), Warwick Davies, Kaiser Chiefs, Leslie Phillips CBE, David 'Kill Bill' Carradine, Shawnee Smith, film director John Landis, wrestler Mick Foley, Marshall Bell, Danny Dyer, Boxer Joe Calzaghe, ‘Heroes' Greg Grunberg, Psychic Medium Derek Acorah, Lord of the Rings' Billy Boyd, 'Pirates' star Mackenzie Crook and Gordon Ramsey to name a few. With a portion of the films profits going to children’s charity Angelwish, ‘Tattoo’s: A Scarred History’ is a must see, visual treat for all film fans regardless of whether you love or hate tattoo’s.

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Director:
S.J. Evans
Writers:
S.J. Evans (writer)
Sousila Pillay (writer)
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Genre:
Documentary
Tagline:
The only risk from a tattoo is... addiction... or is it amputation?
Plot:
Controversial feature documentary that takes a sociological look at the world of tattoos to discover... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Derek Acorah
Nick Baines

Marshall Bell

Julie Benz ... Herself
Lucy Beresford
Spikey Bob

Billy Boyd
Doug Bradley
Joe Calzaghe

David Carradine

Mackenzie Crook

Warwick Davis

Brad Dourif

Danny Dyer
Mick Foley

Courtney Gains
Greg Grunberg
Gunnar Hansen
Nick Hodgson

Udo Kier

John Landis

Darryn Lyons

Stephen Marcus
Ana Matronic

Jason Mewes
Steve Niles
Leslie Phillips

Sousila Pillay

Pete Postlethwaite
Gordon Ramsay ... Himself
Zandra Rhodes
Tom Savini

Shawnee Smith
Samppa von Cyborg
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Runtime:
UK:97 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Filming Locations:
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK more
Company:
Pillay-Evans Productions more

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A percentage of the films proceeds are going to the childrens Aids/HIV charity Angelwish. more

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Interesting Documentary, 26 June 2009
10/10
Author: deadfred65 from United States

Ignore what that other guy wrote, this is an interesting little documentary that takes you on a journey of self discovery with a young woman as she discovers about tattoos and the amount they mean to people.

Granted it is low budget and therefore rough around the edges in places, and some of the shots are obvious but as a whole it opens your eyes to experiences you may never of seen before e.g. tongue splitting and gives a nice message at the end about tolerance to others.

As for the opening, no it isn't a tattoo, but it belongs in a tattooing community, plus she CLEARLY states it's about tattoos AND body modification from the intro.

The film contains humor, genuine emotional sections and some amazing art work though maybe a bit too long in time.

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