Source: Reuters/Variety
By: Tamsen Tillson
(TORONTO) — Canadian filmgoers in Ontario will not be able to see the controversial French film “Baise-Moi,” which follows two women — played by porn stars — on a murderous sex-and-violence spree in France.
A ban was upheld earlier this week by the Ontario Film Review Board. All films must be submitted for classification by the panel before they can be distributed in the province.
“We have the power to censor,” said the board’s chairman, Bob Warren, “though most of what we turn down is the adult sex product.
“The kind of stuff that’s portrayed there, an explicit rape scene for example, that’s certainly something we would not allow in the adult sex area either,” said Warren.
“Baise-Moi” was banned in France, then under appeal was approved for distribution in adult sex theaters.
The film was given a special restricted designation in British Columbia, but exhibitor Famous Players pulled it in Quebec after an enraged audience member stormed the projection room and damaged the print.
Montreal-based Remstar Distribution has the rights to release the film in the United States and Canada.
