They Hays Code/BBFC

I am going to be looking at two recent films that have been certificated by the BBFC and why they recieved the rating they have.

ALL AMERICAN ORGY is a film about six friends who go to a remote farm in order to have sex with each other. The film was classified '18' for very strong language, strong sex and sex references.

The BBFC's Guidelines at '15' state 'The strongest terms (for example, 'cunt') may be acceptable if justified by the context. Aggressive or repeated use of the strongest language is unlikely to be acceptable'. There are a number of uses of very strong language in ALL AMERICAN ORGY. One of them is used in an aggressive and threatening manner and was therefore more appropriately classified at '18. The Guidelines at '15' further state 'There may be strong verbal references to sexual behaviour but the strongest references are unlikely to be acceptable'. The references in ALL AMERICAN ORGY are often very strong and include joking references to necrophilia. The scenes depicting strong sex include a moment where two characters have sex with each other. The woman withdraws her consent and the man pulls away, but not before he appears to ejaculate onto the face of his partner’s husband. The Guidelines at '15' allow for sexual activity provided it is 'portrayed without strong detail'. Although detail of the mechanics of the sex may be lacking, the simulated ejaculation was strong enough to warrant an '18' classification.


Catagory; 18
Contains very strong language, sex and sex references
Director; Andrew Drazek

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SANCTUM is an action adventure set in underground caves. When a tempest traps cavers beneath the surface, they must find another way to get out. The film was classified '15' for strong language.

The film contains multiple uses of strong language. These exceed the BBFC's Guidelines at '12A'/'12' where there may be only infrequent strong language but are permissible at '15' where the Guidelines state 'There may be frequent use of strong language (for example, 'fuck')'.

There are numerous scenes of moderate violence throughout as various characters meet their end in the attempt to escape the cave.

Catagory; 15
Contains strong language
Director; Alister Grierson