Censor

Local title
Tsensor
Title in Russian
Цензор
Director
Prano Bailey-Bond
Country
United Kingdom
Year
2021
Programme
Midnight Shivers
Genre
horror film

Film censor Enid takes pride in her meticulous work, guarding unsuspecting audiences from the deleterious effects of watching the gore-filled decapitations and eye gougings she pores over. Her sense of duty to protect is amplified by guilt over her inability to recall details of the long-ago disappearance of her sister, recently declared dead in absentia. When Enid is assigned to review a disturbing film from the archive that echoes her hazy childhood memories, she begins to unravel how this eerie work might be tied to her past.

“Censor” is a faithful, creative ode to 1980s aesthetics and a twisted, bloody love letter to the video nasties of the era. In her assured feature debut, director Prano Bailey-Bond re-creates a moment in which society was on the brink of mass hysteria over the dangers of viewers being seduced by violent images.

Director
Prano Bailey-Bond
Screenwriter
Prano Bailey-Bond, Anthony Fletcher
Cast
Niamh Algar, Michael Smiley, Nicholas Burns, Vincent Franklin, Sophia La Porta
Producer
Helen Jones
DoP
Annika Summerson
Editor
Mark Towns
Music
Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch
Production
Silver Salt Films, Timpson Films
Distributor
Paradise Group
World sales
Protagonist Pictures
Runtime
Language
English
Subtitles
Estonian, Russian
Director
Prano Bailey-Bond

Prano Bailey-Bond (snd 1982)

Censor (2021)

Screenings

8th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening020603 / Tsensor
SubtitlesEstonian, Russian
Screening duration
2nd Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening050202 / Tsensor
SubtitlesEstonian, Russian
Screening duration
2nd Hall Apollo Kino Solaris
Screening141103 / Tsensor
SubtitlesEstonian, Russian
Q&A guestsHelen Jones - Producer
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Trailer