Hate Crime is a 2012 American found footage horror film directed by James Cullen Bressack, who also co-wrote, produced, shot, and edited the film. The story follows a Jewish family whose home is broken into and terrorized by violent neo-Nazis. It premiered at the 2012 Pollygrind Film Festival, before releasing on DVD on October 15, 2013.
| Hate Crime | |
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| Directed by | James Cullen Bressack |
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| Cinematography | James Cullen Bressack |
| Edited by | James Cullen Bressack |
Production company | Psykik Junky Pictures |
| Distributed by | Unearthed Films |
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Running time | 71 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA group of crystal meth-crazed neo-Nazis invade a Jewish family's home and subject them to beating, rape, torture, incest and murder.
Cast
edit- Jody Barton as John Buckly Jr./One
- Nicholas Clark as Tyler
- Greg Depetro as Dan
- Debbie Diesel as Lindsey
- Tim Moran as Thomas Middle/Two
- Ian Roberts as Bill Buckly/Three
- Sloane Morgan Siegel as Alex
- Maggie Wagner as Melissa
Release
editHate Crime premiered at the Pollygrind Film Festival on October 19, 2012.[2] It received the Best Transgression Film and Most Horrifying awards at Pollygrind.[3] After appearing at numerous other films festivals, it was released on DVD in the United States by Unearthed Films on October 15, 2013.[4]
Ban in the United Kingdom
editIn March 2015 the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) refused to issue a certificate to the film for a video-on-demand release, stating:
It is the Board's carefully considered conclusion that the unremitting manner in which [the film] focuses on physical and sexual abuse, aggravated by racist invective, means that to issue a classification to this work, even if confined to adults, would be inconsistent with the Board's Guidelines, would risk potential harm, and would be unacceptable to broad public opinion.[1]
James Cullen Bressack commented that he was "honoured to know that [his] mind is officially too twisted for the UK."[5] Though some[6] reacted positively to the ban, which was the BBFC's first (and as of 2018 only) complete refusal of certification since 2011's The Bunny Game, Bressack stated:
As a Jewish man, and a victim of anti-Semitic hate, I made a horror film that depicts the very thing that haunts my dreams. As an artist I wanted to tell a story to remind us that we live in a dangerous world; a world where racial violence is on the rise. It saddens me to learn that censorship is still alive and well.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Hate Crime". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ "2012 POLLYGRIND SCHEDULE". Pollygrind Film Festival. Archived from the original on November 25, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ "2012 POLLYGRIND WINNERS". Pollygrind Film Festival. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ "HATE CRIME DVD Release Date Announced!". 850me. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ Wheat, Phil (March 2, 2015). "Nerdly » James Cullen Bressack's 'Hate Crime' banned by the BBFC". www.nerdly.co.uk. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ Thompson, Simon (March 4, 2015). "Hate Crime: Why Censors Are Right to Ban the Anti-Semitic Horror". HuffPost UK. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ Wheat, Phil (March 9, 2015). "Nerdly » UK 'Hate Crime' ban – James Cullen Bressack responds". www.nerdly.co.uk. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
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