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Censor

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  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
17K
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Niamh Algar in Censor (2021)
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After viewing a strangely familiar video nasty, Enid, a film censor, sets out to solve the past mystery of her sister's disappearance, embarking on a quest that dissolves the line between fi... Read allAfter viewing a strangely familiar video nasty, Enid, a film censor, sets out to solve the past mystery of her sister's disappearance, embarking on a quest that dissolves the line between fiction and reality.After viewing a strangely familiar video nasty, Enid, a film censor, sets out to solve the past mystery of her sister's disappearance, embarking on a quest that dissolves the line between fiction and reality.
IMDb RATING
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    • Prano Bailey-Bond
    • Prano Bailey-Bond
    • Anthony Fletcher
  • Stars
    • Niamh Algar
    • Michael Smiley
    • Nicholas Burns
    • Prano Bailey-Bond
    • Prano Bailey-Bond
    • Anthony Fletcher
  • Stars
    • Niamh Algar
    • Michael Smiley
    • Nicholas Burns
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    • 205User reviews
    • 210Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
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    Niamh Algar
    • Enid Baines
    Michael Smiley
    Michael Smiley
    • Doug Smart
    Nicholas Burns
    Nicholas Burns
    • Sanderson
    Vincent Franklin
    Vincent Franklin
    • Fraser
    Sophia La Porta
    Sophia La Porta
    • Alice Lee
    Adrian Schiller
    Adrian Schiller
    • Frederick North
    Clare Holman
    Clare Holman
    • June
    Andrew Havill
    Andrew Havill
    • George
    Felicity Montagu
    Felicity Montagu
    • Valerie
    Danny Lee Wynter
    • Perkins
    Clare Perkins
    Clare Perkins
    • Anne
    Guillaume Delaunay
    Guillaume Delaunay
    • Beastman
    Richard Glover
    • Gerald
    Erin Shanagher
    Erin Shanagher
    • Debbie
    Beau Gadsdon
    Beau Gadsdon
    • Young Enid
    Amelie Child Villiers
    Amelie Child Villiers
    • Nina
    • (as Amelie Child-Villiers)
    Matthew Earley
    • Gordon
    Ric Renton
    Ric Renton
    • Frank
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      • Prano Bailey-Bond
      • Prano Bailey-Bond
      • Anthony Fletcher
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    • Trivia
      Prano Bailey-Bond said in an interview that she had the idea for Censor around 2012. "I was reading an article about Hammer Horror [the British studio that made the likes of Dracula, The Mummy and Curse of the Wolfman] which looked at how film censors worked in that period. It made me think, 'If violent images are meant to make us lose control, what prevents the censor from doing that?' It was that hypocrisy of thinking, 'I can watch this, but if you watch it you're going to go out and shoot someone'."
    • Quotes

      Perkins: You can be surprised what the human brain can edit out when it can't handle the truth.

    • Connections
      Featured in Chris Stuckmann Movie Reviews: Censor (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Chernobyl
      Written by Blanck Mass (as Benjamin John Power)

      Performed by Blanck Mass

      Courtesy of Sacred Bones Records

      Published By BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited, a BMG Company

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    5/10
    Got baited by the raitings
    Censor isn't really a horror, nor is it a good slasher. They also tried to build up Giallo-like atmosphere, but I'm not sure what this has to do with anything, since it does not correspond well with the time period the film is set in.

    The story is very short and basic, there's minimal acting and not that many details to make it interesting. There are no supporting characters, the main lead isn't particularly interesting as well. The ending is predictable and understandable (no ambiguity whatsoever).

    It looks like they have used the setting only to oversaturate the film with hipster imagery, never going further with it.

    Censor isn't a bad film, it just isn't interesting or engaging, they never try to show anything besides the visuals that serve no purpose other than eye candy for the hipsters (or how are these called today, IDK).
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    • Jun 18, 2021

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      • June 11, 2021 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
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      • English
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      • Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Silver Salt Films
      • BFI Film Fund
      • Cinelab London
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    • 1 hour 24 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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