The decision of Australia’s Office of Film Classification to give the grotesquely violent film, Hannibal, an MA rating – meaning that even those aged 15 can see it if accompanied by an adult – raises again the issue of how film violence ultimately is reflected in crime.Belatedly, the Attorney-General, Darryl Williams, himself a civil libertarian, has decided to have the rating reviewed – although by the time he acted, it was already in theatres around the country.Hannibal is a sequel to the horr…
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