British Censors Are Blocking Treasure Island’s Latest Release

In case you haven't been following the latest censorship news out of the UK, the British Board of Film Classification recently made a move to ban a number of acts from appearing in films shot in the country. According to AVN (link below), it looks as if they're putting it into immediate action, as they've just blocked Treasure Island Media's latest release, Hard Cuts. 

Scenes showing drug-fuelled outdoor sex have been opposed by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), which is demanding evidence that the activities were not visible to members of the public during filming, said the company Friday.

"Hard Cuts 1 was released internationally in its uncut form on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, and is available from Treasure Island Media’s website," the company added in a statement. "However, stores in the United Kingdom must wait for the DVD to be passed with an R18 classification before selling it.

"The BBFC has objected to two scenes," it added. "One features Dutch porn star Peto Coast fucking in a forest, and the other, titled "Stoner Six-Way," shows six naked men smoking an unidentified substance and fucking on an open-air balcony."

Hard Cuts 1 was shot by Liam Cole, Treasure Island Media’s London director, who previously attracted criticism for his 2011 video, Slammed, which was believed to show men having sex under the influence of recreational drugs taken intravenously.

Controversy is sort of TIM's stock in trade, so it will be interesting to see how this plays out, and how they eventually use it to their advantage. 

Via AVN