BBFC found 'Murder-Set-Pieces' 'unsuitable for classification' in 2008; a Roku stream is described as uncut
Horror Society reports that Massacre Video TV is streaming Nick Palumbo's 2004 film Murder-Set-Pieces on Roku in a version described as uncut. The BBFC's 2008 record lists it as unsuitable for classification.
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A 2008 UK classification decision does not settle what is in a version streaming today.
Horror Society reported on September 30 that Massacre Video TV is now streaming Nick Palumbo’s 2004 film “Murder-Set-Pieces” on Roku, in a version the site describes as complete, uncut and uncensored.
The British Board of Film Classification’s record lists the film as “unsuitable for classification,” with a classified date of January 21, 2008, and TLA Releasing as distributor. The board’s reasons included what it called a “clear focus on sex or sexual behaviour accompanied by non-consensual pain, injury and humiliation,” torture, and the presence of young children among the victims. The board said a certificate would risk harm under the Video Recordings Act 1984 and that cuts were not a viable option.
Horror Society describes the film as following a Las Vegas photographer whose public life hides a murderous obsession, with Sven Garrett, Tony Todd and Gunnar Hansen in the cast.
We have not seen the film.
Chain of custody — sources
- Horror Society
Massacre Video TV Brings Murder-Set-Pieces to Roku Completely Uncut
Primary - British Board of Film Classification
Murder Set Pieces (BBFC classification record)
Secondary