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New movie - Special People

norbert64 · 2008-11-27 16:49:37

the dailymail have another storm in a teacup perhaps? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1089618/Outrage-film-censors-warn-viewers-new-British-movie-features-disabled-theme.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/7748854.stm

27-11-2008 4:49pm

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the dailymail have another storm in a teacup perhaps?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1089618/Outrage-film-censors-warn-viewers-new-British-movie-features-disabled-theme.html

But when the British Board of Film Classification gave a 12A certificate to the low-budget comedy Special People, it tagged on a warning to viewers that the film contained disabled people.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/7748854.stm

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#2 27-11-2008 8:09pm

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Good thing they put up that warning as I'm allergic.

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#3 27-11-2008 8:13pm

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It's nothing new. I remember when One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest came out they had to put a "May contain nuts" warning on it.

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