R18 & Incest
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 11:34 am
Quite a few European films, particularly German ones, can not obtain a British R18 certificate because they depict incest. BBFC will not issue the necessary certificate because incest is unlawful. There does seem to be an irrationality here. The actors in these film are not related to one another in real life and it is considered perfectly acceptable to portray other forms of illegal activity, even murder. Can anyone shed any light on the thinking here?