World Premiere: 2021 Sundance Film Festival (opened Midnight section).
European Premiere: 2021 Berlinale (Panorama section).
Psychological horror
1985. After viewing a strangely familiar video nasty, Enid, a film censor, sets out to solve the past mystery of her sister’s disappearance, embarking on a quest that dissolves the line between fiction and reality.
Starring – Niamh Algar, Director – Prano Bailey-Bond, Writers – Prano Bailey-Bond & Anthony Fletcher, Executive Producers – Andy Starke (Rook Films), Ant Timpson (Timpson Films) & Kim Newman.
Supported by the BFI, Film4, Ffilm Cymru Wales and Creative England. Worldwide sales – Protagonist Pictures.
Sight and Sound: ‘Censor splices cut-throat video nasty violence with smart social commentary’
Independent: ‘Censor: The story behind the best British horror film in years’
Hey U Guys: ‘Prano Bailey-Bond and Niamh Algar interviews by Scott J. Davis’
Little White Lies: ‘Censor – first-look review’
Time Out: ‘Censor review’ ★★★★
Screen International: ‘Censor’: Sundance Review’
The Guardian: ‘Censor review – disturbing descent into video nastiness’ ★★★★
The Guardian: ‘Sundance 2021: which films might break out this year?’
Variety: ‘Sundance: British Director Prano Bailey-Bond on Psychological Horror ‘Censor’’
IndieWire: ‘Sundance Wish List: 50 Films We Hope Will Premiere at the Festival in 2021’
Screen Daily: ‘Cannes 2020: what was in the running (and still might be)’
Screen Daily: ’15 films to tempt festival directors in 2020′
Screen Daily: ‘Niamh Algar to star in Prano Bailey-Bond’s ‘Censor’; Protagonist boards sales’
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