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Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape

2010 · 72 min

A lively, talking-heads tour through a bizarre moral panic, equal parts amusing and sobering in its portrait of censorship.

Tagline: 72 films that changed Britain forever.
Overview: A documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the 1980s.
How it feels: Satirical, cynical, earnest and dark. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Media, politics, morality, freedom
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: media
politics
morality
freedom
art
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild