 Released on 14th October 2024
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 The Hangman is a 2024 US horror mystery thriller by Bruce Wemple
Starring LeJon Woods, Mar Cellus and Lindsey Dresbach
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes Troubled father Leon takes son camping in Appalachia. Local cult summons evil Hangman demon. Son goes
missing. Leon must confront cult, monster to find him amid rising body count.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong threat, horror, violence, injury detail, language, brief drug misuse:
Promotional Material To mend their troubled relationship, a middle-aged door-to-door salesman, Leon, takes his teenage son on a camping trip into deep rural Appalachia. Little do they know of the
mountainous region's sinister secrets. A local cult has summoned an evil demon born of hate and pain, known to them as The Hangman, and now the bodies have begun to pile up. Leon wakes up in the morning to discover that his son is missing. To find him,
Leon must face the murderous cult and the bloodthirsty monster that is The Hangman.
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The Clean Up Crew is a 2024 US film by Jon Keeyes
Starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Antonio Banderas and Melissa Leo
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes When a crime scene cleanup crew discovers a briefcase full of money, they are unwittingly sent into a battle
with a ruthless and corrupt crime boss, mobsters, hitmen, and corrupt government agents who are hell-bent on getting it back.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for very strong language, strong violence, injury detail, threat, drug
misuse:
- 2024 Altitude Film Distribution R2 DVD at UK Amazon #ad released on 14th
October 2024
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Duchess is a 2024 UK action film by Neil Marshall
Starring Charlotte Kirk, Philip Winchester and Colm Meaney
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes Follows a tough, working-class, petty criminal who morphs into an anti-heroine to be reckoned with in a
murky underworld, in the treacherous world of diamond smuggling.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, injury detail, sex, sex references, very strong language:
Promotional Material Duchess, a small-time crook, tries to enter the treacherous underworld of diamond trafficking and ends up left for dead when a deal goes wrong. Determined to seek retribution, she
launches into an unwavering pursuit for vengeance. A female-driven, action-packed crime thriller from the award-winning director of 'The Descent', 'Hellboy' and 'Game of Thrones', this vibrantly fresh take on the British gangster genre stars
Stephanie Beacham (Dynasty), Colm Meaney (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Layer Cake), Sean Pertwee (Equilibrium, Gotham) and Charlotte Kirk (The Reckoning).
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The Diamond Sword is a 2016 Kazakhstan/Mongolia action drama by Rustem Abdrashev
Starring Kairat Kemalov, Yerkebulan Daiyrov and Doskhan Zholzhaksynov
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes Diamond Sword is a large-scale historical drama of first Kazakh Khans, which BBC called "Kazakh Game Of
Thrones". The action takes place in the XV century, and the plot demonstrates the key events in formation of Kazakh statehood under the leadership of Khans Zhanibek and Kerey.
UK: BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, injury
detail for strong violence, injury detail after BBFC cuts:
Promotional Material Diamond Sword is a large-scale historical drama of first Kazakh Khans, which BBC called "Kazakh Game Of Thrones". The action takes place in the XV century, and the plot
demonstrates the key events in formation of Kazakh statehood under the leadership of Khans Zhanibek and Kerey.
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Released on 21st October 2024 |
Hellhounds is a 2024 US horror by Robert Conway
Starring Nathaniel Burns, Eva Hamilton and Cameron Kotecki
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes A pack of werewolves known as the Hell Hounds wage a shadow war against a fanatical order of werewolf
hunters called the Silver Bullets. The Hounds and the Bullets now roam the country appearing to the outside world as rival biker gangs.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong injury detail, sex, drug misuse, violence, horror,
language:
Promotional Material A pack of werewolves known as the Hell Hounds wage a shadow war against a fanatical order of werewolf hunters called the Silver Bullets. The Hounds and the Bullets now roam the
country appearing to the outside world as rival biker gangs.
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Released on 28th October 2024 |
Dawn of the Great Steppe is a 2022 Kazakhstan/Mongolia action
drama by Akan Satayev
Starring Berik Aytzhanov, Yerik Zholzhaksynov and Altynai Nogherbek
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes The story of Kasym Khan, whose time of coverage is considered to be the heyday of the Kazakh Khanate
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, injury detail:
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Convoy is a 1978 US/UK action film by Sam Peckinpah.
With Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw and Ernest Borgnine.
Cut by the BBFC for 'A' rated cinema release. Uncut on 15 rated VHS and 2001 DVD. A cut version appeared for BBFC 12 rated 2006 DVD Summary Notes Truckers form a
mile long "convoy" in support of a trucker's vendetta with an abusive sheriff...Based on the country song of same title by C.W. McCall.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 12 rated for moderate bad language, violence, sex, sex
references, drug misuse:
Promotional Material Sam Peckinpah's classic road movie CONVOY (1978) based on a song by C.W. McCall's hit song of the same name stars Kris Kristofferson and Ali McGraw. A mighty convoy of dust-raising
trucks heads for a state line in South-western America. The massive collection of vehicles all shapes and sizes are led by 'Rubber Duck' (Kris Kristofferson) A legendary trucker who has gathered this vast army together in protest police corruption,
federal and states laws and shady politicking. The law is bearing down on truckers and Forcing them to obey unrealistic speed limitations which rob them of precious time and money. The national guard, The Army, the Police and the feds are all out to halt
the truckers, but the truckers don't want to stop!
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Classified is a 2024 US action thriller by Roel Reiné
Starring Aaron Eckhart, Tim Roth and Abigail Breslin
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes A career CIA hitman who's been solely using the classified section of various newspapers to receive his
orders suddenly discovers that his division's actually been shut down for years.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong bloody violence, language:
- 2024 Signature Entertainment R2 DVD at UK Amazon #ad released on 28th
October 2024
Promotional Material Aaron Eckhart stars as a veteran CIA hitman who has been receiving orders through classified ads in newspapers. When his estranged daughter (Abigail Breslin) reappears, she reveals
that his division was shut down years ago. Together, they set out to uncover who has been pulling the strings.
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Azrael: Angel of Death is a 2023 Estonia/US action horror by E.L.
Katz
Starring Samara Weaving, Vic Carmen Sonne and Eero Milonoff
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes In a world no one speaks a devout female hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is due to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil deep within
the surrounding wilderness
UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for strong bloody violence, gore:
- 2024 Signature Entertainment (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on
28th October 2024
- 2024 Signature Entertainment R2 DVD at UK Amazon #ad
released on 28th October 2024
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The Well is a 2023 Italy horror by Federico Zampaglione
Starring Lauren LaVera, Claudio Nathan Brezzi and Gianluigi Calvani
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes A budding art restorer travels to a small Italian village to bring a medieval painting back to its former
glory. Little does she know she is placing her life in danger from an evil curse and a monster born of myth and brutal pain.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for strong violence, gore:
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Kid From Kwangtung is a 1982 Hong Kong action comedy by Hsia Hsu
Starring Yue Wong, Jeong-lee Hwang and Kam Cheung
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes Novice director Hsu Hsia and three other kung-fu designers created this fight-filled tale of young rascal
Wang Yu, caught between master martial arts actor Jen Shih-kuan and the incredible Huang Cheng-li.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, bloody images:
Promotional Material From the legendary Shaw Brothers Studio, here's something a bit funnier than their usual fare: after an evil martial arts master (played by the very great Hwang Jang-li (Snake in the
Eagle's Shadow) kills their own teacher, Wong Yu (The Shadow Boxing) and Chiang Kam (The Young Master) realise that they're next. But can the squabbling duo put their differences aside long enough to defeat him? With spirited slapstick,
supernatural silliness and some jaw-dropping fights that really have to be seen to be believed, Kid From Kwangtang is gravity-defying treat from the glory days of Hong Kong cinema. 88 Films are proud to unleash this classic kung fu comedy on Blu-ray.
EXTRAS: Trailer, Stills Gallery
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Dogra Magra is a 1988 Japan Sci-Fi horror by Toshio Matsumoto
Starring Yôji Matsuda, Shijaku Katsura and Hideo Murota
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes A young man kills his bride on the day of his marriage and goes insane. He wakes up in an asylum with no
memory, left in the hands of two mysterious doctors who relate his condition with his biological identity.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, injury detail, disturbing scenes, nudity:
Promotional Material A man wakes in an asylum with no memory. Dr Wakabayashi helps him to recall his past in which he killed his bride on their wedding day. Part of his memory becomes linked to another
doctor, Dr Masaki, and a manuscript, Dogra Magra. As the two doctors treat him, reality and fantasy become blurred and the patient becomes unsure of his identity or his doctors' experiments. The final feature film by Toshio Matsumoto (Funeral Parade of
Roses) is an adaptation of the celebrated novel by Kyusaku Yumeno, a period set gothic tale with a sense of dreamy dread that recalls Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Cure and the locked room mystery of Shutter Island. A stunningly shot phantasmagoria by Tatsuo Suzuki
(Pastoral: To Die in the Country), Dogra Magra is presented on Blu-ray for the first time outside of Japan. LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
- High-Definition digital transfer supervised by director of photography Tatsuo Suzuki and producer Shuji Shibata
- Audio commentary by director Toshio Matsumoto (2003)
- Interview with Toshio Matsumoto (2003, 21 mins)
- A visual
essay by programmer and curator Julian Ross (2024)
- Instructions on Ahodara Sutra (a popular Japanese chant delivered by Dr. Masaki in the film) by legendary street performer Hiroshi Sakano (16 mins)
- Trailer
- Gallery of rare
sketches by production designer Takeo Kimura, newly scanned from the originals for this release
- New and improved English subtitles
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Limited
edition booklet featuring new writing by Hirofumi Sakamoto, president of the Postwar Japan Moving Image Archive and author Jasper Sharp on screenwriter Atsushi Yamatoya plus an interview with producer Shuji Shibata and Matsumoto's director's statement
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Released on 4th November 2024 |
The Stoic is a 2024 UK thriller by Jon Eckersley
Starring Scott Wright, Jason Flemyng and Bruce Payne
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes It follows a group of mercenary leaders in a country retreat after pulling off a raid on a drugs gang.
Things take a turn for the worse after they raise the attentions of 'The Stoic', a man from an ancient clan of smugglers.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong language, violence, threat, brief gore:
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Released on 11th November 2024 |
The Blair Witch Project is a 1999 US horror mystery by Daniel Myrick,
Eduardo Sánchez
Starring Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams and Joshua Leonard
Always uncut. There also exists variants via a workprint, screener version and
festival cut suggesting a little late tinkering with the film prior to release. Summary Notes Three film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary
on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong language and moderate horror:
- 2024 Second Sight Films [Theatrical Version + 2 variants] Limited Edition (RB) Blu-ray
at UK Amazon #ad released on 11th November 2024
- 2024 Second Sight
Films [Theatrical Version + 2 variants] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 11th
November 2024
- 2024 Second Sight Films Amazon VoD [UK] at UK Amazon #ad
Promotional Material Three film students head into the woodlands of Maryland in search of the Blair Witch, a local legend that has haunted the town of Burkittsville for centuries, as part of a
documentary project. They were never seen again. This footage is all that remains of that fateful excursion. Special Features
- A new Second Sight Films restoration from the original Hi-8 videotapes and 16mm film elements, supervised and approved by the Producers and Directors
- 2-disc edition Includes restored
and remastered Original Theatrical Cut and Festival Cut plus original-release version
- The Blair Witch Documentary: a new feature-length Second Sight Films production
- New
audio commentary by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson
- Directors' and Producers' audio commentary
- Deleted scenes including previously unseen video and 16mm footage
- The Blair Witch Project: Analogue Horror in a Digital World by Mike Muncer
- Curse of the Blair Witch
- Alternate Endings
- Cannes 1999: archive Director's interview
- Trailers
Limited Edition Contents
- Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Timothy Pittides
- 184-page hardback book with archive production materials and new essays by Stacey Abbott, Becky Darke, Adam Hart, Craig Ian Mann,
Mary Beth McAndrews, Dr. Cecilia Sayad, Pete Turner and Heather Wixson
- Heather's Journal
- 3 collectors' art cards
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Land of Bad is a 2024 US action thriller by William Eubank
Starring Russell Crowe, Milo Ventimiglia and Liam Hemsworth
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes A rookie air force combat controller and a seasoned drone pilot support a Delta Force team as they try to
shift a mission gone wrong into a rescue operation.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong bloody violence, language, threat, injury detail:
Promotional Material When a covert Special Forces operation is ambushed deep in enemy territory a brutal 48-hour battle for survival ensues. Rookie officer Kinney (Liam Hemsworth) is left outnumbered but
determined to leave no man from the elite extraction team behind. With an air strike closing in, his only hope hinges on the guidance of Air Force drone pilot Reaper (Russell Crowe), navigating unknowable danger where every move could be their last.
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Released on 18th November 2024 |
Slap the Monster on Page One is a 1972 Italy/France mystery
thriller by Marco Bellocchio
Starring Gian Maria Volontè, Fabio Garriba and Carla Tatò
BBFC cuts were required for a 15 rated Blu-ray release in 2024. The BBFC cited
child protection issues.
UK: 15 rated for strong bloody violence, language, threat, injury detail after BBFC cuts:
The BBFC commented: This film required a compulsory cut to a potentially indecent image of a child. Cuts were made in accordance with BBFC Guidelines, policy, and the Protection of Children Act 1978.
Thanks to Mike who reports on a discussion from another forum:
At one point in the film an investigative journalist goes to the house of the chief murder suspect and takes a look inside his closet. He sees a range of pictures of children and religious iconography of cherubs. These
images are all perfectly innocent, but there is another composite image of a nude adult woman in a sexualised pose with the head of the underaged murder victim stuck on top of it. As I understand it, this would be considered a
pseudo-photograph under UK law, and indecent since it gives the impression of being an image of a child. If so, then I'm fairly sure it's the first indecent pseudo-photograph that the BBFC have ever cut..
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Days before a general election a young girl is raped and murdered. Bizanti (Gian Maria Volonté, The Working Class Goes to Heaven), the editor of a right-wing newspaper uses the story to help the conservative
candidate his paper supports. The tumultuous time of Italy's 'Years of Lead' are captured in Marco Bellocchio's powerful political drama which directly addressed topics of its day and even prefigured the creation of the right-wing paper Il giornale,
which came into being two years after this film. In an age of media manipulation Slap the Monster on Page One has never been more relevant and stands proudly alongside such Italian activist classics as We Still Kill the Old Way and The Mattei Affair.
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
- 4K restoration of the film from the original negative by Cineteca di Bologna in collaboration with Surf Film and Kavac Film, under the supervision of director Marco Bellocchio
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio
- Archival interview with
Marco Bellocchio (21 mins)
- Newly filmed interview with critic and author Mario Sesti (2024, 25 mins)
- Appreciation by filmmaker Alex Cox (2024, 10 mins)
- Newly improved English subtitle translation
- Reversible sleeve
featuring designs based on original posters
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Wesley Sharer
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Slingshot is a 2024 Hungary/Indonesia/US Sci-Fi thriller by Mikael Håfström
Starring Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne and David Morrissey
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes An astronaut struggles to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to
Saturn's moon, Titan.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, bloody images, language:
- 2024 Signature Entertainment R2 DVD at UK Amazon #ad released on 18th
November 2024
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Released on 25th November 2024 |
THE CROW is a 2024 US/UK/France/Czech Republic action fantasy by Rupert Sanders
Starring Bill Skarsgård, FKA twigs and Danny Huston
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes Soulmates Eric and Shelly are brutally murdered. Given a chance to save the love of his life, Eric must
sacrifice himself and traverse the worlds of the living and the dead, seeking revenge.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for strong bloody violence, injury detail\n:
Promotional Material Soulmates Eric Draven (Skarsgård) and Shelly Webster (FKA twigs) are brutally murdered when the demons of her dark past catch up with them. Given the chance to save his true love by
sacrificing himself, Eric sets out to seek merciless revenge on their killers, traversing the worlds of the living and the dead to put the wrong things right. BONUS FEATURES: True Love Never Dies: Making The Crow - Deleted Scenes
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End of Days is a 1999 US action horror by Peter Hyams
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Byrne and Robin Tunney
There are no censorship issues with this release beyond noting that the film was BBFC 18 rated until it was downrated to 15 in 2024.. Allegedly the film was reworked after test screenings and before theatrical release.
Summary Notes At the end of the century, Satan visits New York in search of a bride. It's up to an ex-cop who now runs an elite security outfit to stop him.
UK: Uncut and
BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, injury detail, horror, sex, language, sexual threat:
- 2024 Icon Film Distribution (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on
25th November 2024
Promotional Material The hit 90's action thriller arrives in the UK for the first time on Blu-Ray! With the millennium approaching, a series of disturbing signs suggests that Satan has returned to
Earth and is walking the streets of New York City. The fate of the Earth is left in the hands of ex-cop turned bodyguard, Jericho (Schwarzenegger), who not only must prevent Armageddon, but must also try and protect a young woman whose death - according
to the Church - is the only way to avert disaster. Directed by Peter Hyams (2010, Timecop, Outland), and written by Andrew W. Marlowe (Hollow Man, Air Force One), Arnols Schwarzenegger stars alongside Emmy nominees Gabriel Byrne (The Usual
Suspects, Miller's Crossing) and Mark Margolis (Breaking Bad, Pi), and Oscar winner Rod Steiger (In the Heat of the Night, On the Waterfront).
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Released on 9th December 2024 |
Satan's Blood is a 1978 Spain/Mexico horror by Carlos Puerto, Juan Piquer Simón
Starring Ángel Aranda, Sandra Alberti and Mariana Karr
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes A young couple are tricked into going into a sinister house where a coven of devil-worshipers waits for
them.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for sexual violence, strong nudity:
- 2024 Treasured Films Limited edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 9th December 2024
Promotional Material Andrés and Ana, an urban couple who live in Madrid, leave their apartment to spend a day of pleasure in the city with their dog. They end up accepting the invitation of two
strangers, Bruno and Berta, to go to eat at their country house. A storm surprises them and they have to stay overnight together. The two couples start a session with a Ouija board. Conflictive past situations arise, such as the affair that Ana had with
Andrés' brother or a suicide attempt by Bruno, who receives criticism from Berta. This will be the beginning of the horrors that will take place in the haunted house. EXTRAS: - 4K Scan and restoration from the 35mm original camera negative -
Includes Original Spanish language and English dub soundtracks - NEW Audio Commentary with Jonathan Rigby and Kevin Lyons - Satan's Blood: Recuerdos de Escalofrio: 45 minute Spanish documentary on the making of Satan's Blood - NEW House of Diabolism:
Stephen Thrower on Escalofrio: New in-depth appreciation by the film writer - NEW Rated 'S' for Simón: New video essay with author Kim Newman on the films of Juan Piquer Simón - NEW Satanic Panic: Diabolic Cinema of the '70's: New essay with film writer
Darrell Buxton on Satanic cinema of the 1970's - Devil's Music: The Satan's Blood Composer Speaks: Interview with composer Librado Pastor - A private Concert with Librado Pastor: Composer Pastor plays some of his film themes - NEW The We Belong Dead
guide to Spanish Horror: A brief guide through Spanish horror from the writing team of We Belong Dead magazine - Trailer - Image gallery - Reversible sleeve featuring two artwork choices; the original poster art and brand new design
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Released on 16th December 2024 |
Erotic Ghost Story Trilogy is a film set
Starring Amy
Yip, Hitomi Kudo and So Man There are no censorship issues with this release. UK: Passed To Be Announced uncut for:
- 2024 88 Films [Erotic Ghost Story 1-3] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 16th December 2024
- 2024 88 Films [Erotic Ghost Story 1-3] R2 DVD at UK Amazon #ad released on 16th December 2024
Promotional Material This triple-bill of paranormal perversion delivers everything you'd want from a Category III movie, plus a bit more besides. In the first tale from Story of Ricki director Ngai Choi
Lam, a trio of sexy spirits fall for the same hunk. The second movie, the directorial debut of Peter Ngor has the God of Carnal Desire, God Wu Tung on a quest for revenge after his favourite conquest is zapped by other god like beings and in the third
piece from Kai-Ming Lai, a man journeys into the afterlife only to be greeted by a very powerful woman. A trilogy like no other, this one hits the spirited saucy spot.
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Released on 24 December 2024 |
Sex and Zen is a 1991 Hong Kong comedy mystery fantasy by Michael Mak.
Starring Amy Yip, Lawrence Ng and Kent Cheng.
Heavily cut by the BBFC for 18 rated 1997 VHS. Less cuts were required for 2007 DVD and in 2024 the film was uncut and BBFC 18 rated for Blu-ray. Summary Notes A man marries a beautiful wife, but decides to go out and experience as many sexual conquests as possible, with unusual and often hilarious results. Meanwhile, his wife is forced to enter a brothel and work as a prostitute.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for strong sex, sexual violence, nudity:
- 2024 88 Films Collector's Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released
on 16th December 2024
- 2024 88 Films R2 DVD at UK Amazon #ad released on 16th December 2024
Promotional Material "Banned for 400 years!" screamed the original poster and you can see why as this erotic comedy is brilliantly bizarre, pretty sleazy and downright weird. Also known as The
Carnal Prayer Mat's Stash of Illicit Love and slightly based on the seventeenth century novel The Carnel Prayer Mat, we follow a desperate man who is convinced by his mentor that he needs to be "well equipped" to pleasure his wife, so he has a
horses appendage transplanted onto him! From here on in it gets really strange! A box-office hit in Hong Kong, this Category III movie is an erotic experience like no other and presented here UNCUT and remastered for the very first time.
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