Video Nasties: Draconian Days
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The highly anticipated follow-up to their critically acclaimed VIDEO NASTIES: MORAL PANIC, CENSORSHIP & VIDEOTAPE documentary, director Jake West and producer Marc Morris continue uncovering the shocking story of home entertainment post the 1984 Video Recordings Act. A time when Britain plunged into a new Dark Age of the most restrictive censorship, where the horror movie became the bloody eviscerated victim of continuing dread created by self-aggrandizing moral guardians. With passionate and entertaining interviews from the people who lived through it and more jaw dropping archive footage, get ready to reflect and rejoice the passing of a landmark era.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2014-03-01
Runtime: 97 mins
Director: Jake West
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary, Horror
Original title: Video Nasties: Draconian Days
Production Companies: Nucleus Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom
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