Horrific film granted UK release

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has announced that ‘The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence)’ has now been granted a UK release.

The film was previously rejected by the BBFC because it was "sexually violent and potentially obscene".

The horror sequel has now been awarded an 18 classification after 32 cuts - totaling two minutes and 37 seconds – were made. The plot sees a scientist looking to stitch together kidnapped victims to one another to form a ‘human centipede’.

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The move comes as a shock after the BBFC said in June that the film had "unacceptable material" throughout which could not be remedied with cuts.

The decision was not unanimous however. One of the BBFC's vice presidents, Gerard Lemos, abstained from the board's collective decision.

Ian Sadler, the sales director for Eureka Entertainment, the UK distributor of the film said: "We are really pleased that after nearly four months of detailed discussion and debate, we have been able to reach an agreement with the BBFC and to produce a very viable cut of the film which will both excite and challenge its fans. Naturally we have a slight disappointment that we have had to make cuts, but we feel that the storyline has not been compromised and the level of horror has been sustained."

Other films to have been banned from the UK include ‘Freaks’, ‘The Wild One’, ‘Black Sunday’, ‘The Trip’, ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’, ‘Visions of Ecstasy’,  ‘Mikey’ and ‘Grotesque’.