Natural Born Killers (film)
(Redirected from Natural Born Killers banned in Guernsey)
Date: 1995
Region: Europe
Subject: Violence, Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Film Video
Artist: Oliver Stone
Confronting Bodies: The parish of Forest Constables
Dates of Action: February 1995
Location: Guernsey, Channel Islands
Description of Artwork: Film about two people who go on a killing spree, and are made heroes by the media.
The Incident: Although the British Board of Censors gave the film an 18 cert. the Constables were given the chance to view the film before the viewing date after which they decided that it could not be shown. As Guernsey is split into 12 parishes the film can still be shown in any other parish.
Results of Incident: The other cinema on the Island in ST Peter Port have said they have no intention of showing the film either in the near future. As this film is not liklely to get a video rating, people living on Guerney will have to miss out.
Source: Mike Freestone
