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First Air: January 01, 2014
Status: Returning Series
Seasons & Episodes
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 3
Last Episode
Name: Violence, Drugs and the 'F' Word
Season: 1, Episode: 3
Air Date: 2014-01-15
Runtime: 45 min
This episode of The Naughty Bits examines how violence, offensive language and drugs have been handled by Kiwi censors. Ranging across film, music, video games and more, writer/director José Barbosa looks at key cases of censorship in New Zealand, including the many comic books banned in the 1950s, and controversial movies Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986, which was classified in Aotearoa two different ways) and Maniac (2013). Also touched on are banned songs, and two infamous legal cases involving offensive language — by Germaine Greer in one case, and Suburban Reptiles vocalist Clare Elliott in the other.
The Naughty Bits
2014
1 seasons
3 episodes
Overview
This three-part documentary explores the history of censorship in New Zealand — from movies, video games, books and songs, to news reports and letters during wartime. The fast-paced show charts major trends, features interviews with many past censors, and takes a closer look at a number of key censorship decisions — including Ulysses and Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer, which was banned by one Kiwi classification body, but released in cut form on video. Made by company Top Shelf, The Naughty Bits debuted on Prime TV.
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