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Film and Literature Board of Review Decisions

About the Film and Literature Board of Review Decisions

The decisions of the Film and Literature Board of Review are formal legal documents of a semi-judicial body. For this reason they must be made available in full.

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Anatomy of Hell (Decision No. 2)
Description: 9 July 2004
File Size: 288k

The Passion of The Christ (Decision No. 1)
Description: 5 April 2004
File Size: 345k

Kill Bill - Part 1 (Decision No. 7)
Description: 9 March 2004 (Amendment to Decision dated 5 March 2004)
File Size: 171k

Kill Bill - Part 1 (Decision No. 6)
Description: 5 March 2004
File Size: 193k

Kill Bill - Part 1 (Decision No. 5)
Description: 3 March 2004
File Size: 301k

Kill Bill - Part 1 (Further Interim Restriction Order - Decision No. 4)
Description: 2 December 2003
File Size: 231k

Kill Bill - Part 1 (Interim Restriction Order)
Description: 14 November 2003
File Size: 258k

Ken Park (Further Decision)
Description: 24 June 2003
File Size: 187k

Ken Park (Decision)
Description: 30 March 2003
File Size: 161k

Irreversible (Decision No. 3)
Description: 20 August 2004
File Size: 191k

Irreversible (Decision No. 2)
Description: 17 August 2004
File Size: 294k

Irreversible (Decision)
Description: 30 May 2003
File Size: 163k

8 Mile (Decision)
Description: 25 March 2003
File Size: 163k

Lies (Decision No. 4)
Description: 24 March 2003
File Size: 128k

Lies (Decision No. 3)
Description: 29 November 2002
File Size: 337k

Lies (Decision No. 2)
Description: 18 October 2002
File Size: 160k

Lies (Decision No. 1)
Description: 20 September 2002
File Size: 1128k

Bully (Decision)
Description: 11 April 2003
File Size: 164k

Bully (Interim Restriction Order Decision)
Description: 30 July 2002
File Size: 335k

Moonen publications (Decision)
Description: 25 November 2002
File Size: 1191k

Moonen publications (Decision)
Description: 8 September 2000
File Size: 1033k

Moonen publications (Decision)
Description: 28 November 1997
File Size: 921k

Baise-Moi (Further Decision)
Description: 1 November 2002
File Size: 1877k

Baise-Moi (Decision)
Description: 13 March 2002
File Size: 1116k

Baise-Moi (Interim Restriction Order Decision)
Description: 29 November 2001
File Size: 298k

Triple X NR31 (Further Decision)
Description: 1 November 2002
File Size: 1339k

Triple X NR31 (Decision)
Description: 9 December 1999/21 February 2000
File Size: 223k

Triple X NR31 (Excision Notice)
Description: 9 December 1999/21 February 2000
File Size: 185k

Visitor Q (Further Decision)
Description: 1 November 2002
File Size: 1137k

Visitor Q (Decision)
Description: 28 June 2002
File Size: 217k


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