Shooting The Mafia
images of real dead bodies and violence
Director(s)Kim Longinotto
Production year2019
Release date29/11/2019
Genre(s)Documentary
Approx. running minutes94m
Shooting The Mafia
images of real dead bodies and violence
SHOOTING THE MAFIA is a documentary about the life and career of Italian photographer Letizia Battaglia, particularly he ...
SHOOTING THE MAFIA is a documentary about the life and career of Italian photographer Letizia Battaglia, particularly her work documenting of the crimes of the Sicilian Mafia.
violence
There is grainy CCTV footage of a fatal shooting, without sight of blood or injury detail.
injury detail
There is frequent use of photographs and archive news and documentary footage of the aftermath of Mafia murders. The images are mostly black-and-white, although some are in colour. Many of the images, including two colour photos of a murdered child, feature strong bloody detail. A sequence of black-and-white footage features a close-up image of a pair of eyeballs in a corpse’s hand.
additional issues
In one sequence Battaglia recalls a man exposing himself and masturbating in front of her when she was a child. There are non-graphic verbal references to domestic abuse. Black-and-white archive footage contains brief, non-gory images of a cow being dragged off a cart, stunned and subsequently butchered. Other issues include moderate sex references, a short sequence of marijuana misuse, and brief sight of non-sexualised full-frontal nudity.
images of real dead bodies and violence
Classified Date:
12/11/2019
Version:
3D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Modern Films
violence
There is grainy CCTV footage of a fatal shooting, without sight of blood or injury detail. In one sequence Battaglia recalls a man exposing himself and masturbating in front of her when she was a child. There are non-graphic verbal references to domestic abuse. Black-and-white archive footage contains brief, non-gory images of a cow being dragged off a cart, stunned and subsequently butchered. Other issues include moderate sex references, a short sequence of marijuana misuse, and brief sight of non-sexualised full-frontal nudity.
injury detail
There is frequent use of photographs and archive news and documentary footage of the aftermath of Mafia murders. The images are mostly black-and-white, although some are in colour. Many of the images, including two colour photos of a murdered child, feature strong bloody detail. A sequence of black-and-white footage features a close-up image of a pair of eyeballs in a corpse’s hand.
images of real dead bodies and violence
Classified Date:
12/11/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Modern Films
violence
There is grainy CCTV footage of a fatal shooting, without sight of blood or injury detail.
injury detail
There is frequent use of photographs and archive news and documentary footage of the aftermath of Mafia murders. The images are mostly black-and-white, although some are in colour. Many of the images, including two colour photos of a murdered child, feature strong bloody detail. A sequence of black-and-white footage features a close-up image of a pair of eyeballs in a corpse’s hand.
additional issues
In one sequence Battaglia recalls a man exposing himself and masturbating in front of her when she was a child. There are non-graphic verbal references to domestic abuse. Black-and-white archive footage contains brief, non-gory images of a cow being dragged off a cart, stunned and subsequently butchered. Other issues include moderate sex references, a short sequence of marijuana misuse, and brief sight of non-sexualised full-frontal nudity.
Classified Date:
15/11/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Modern Films
Cuts:
Company chose to remove stronger images of real dead bodies and the bloody aftermath of real violence in order to obtain a 15 classification. Cuts made in accordance with BBFC Guidelines and policy. An uncut 18 classification was available.
Paperwork Remarks:
e, T, a, r, l, i, r
Classified Date:
15/11/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Modern Films
Cuts:
Company chose to remove stronger images of real dead bodies and the bloody aftermath of real violence in order to obtain a 15 classification. Cuts made in accordance with BBFC Guidelines and policy. An uncut 18 classification was available.
Paperwork Remarks:
Trailer
Classified Date:
24/02/2020
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Modern Films
Classified date12/11/2019
LanguageEnglish, Italian
violence
There is grainy CCTV footage of a fatal shooting, without sight of blood or injury detail.
injury detail
There is frequent use of photographs and archive news and documentary footage of the aftermath of Mafia murders. The images are mostly black-and-white, although some are in colour. Many of the images, including two colour photos of a murdered child, feature strong bloody detail. A sequence of black-and-white footage features a close-up image of a pair of eyeballs in a corpse’s hand.
additional issues
In one sequence Battaglia recalls a man exposing himself and masturbating in front of her when she was a child. There are non-graphic verbal references to domestic abuse. Black-and-white archive footage contains brief, non-gory images of a cow being dragged off a cart, stunned and subsequently butchered. Other issues include moderate sex references, a short sequence of marijuana misuse, and brief sight of non-sexualised full-frontal nudity.
Director(s)Kim Longinotto
Production year2019
Release date29/11/2019
Genre(s)Documentary
Approx. running minutes94m
images of real dead bodies and violence
Classified Date:
12/11/2019
Version:
3D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Modern Films
violence
There is grainy CCTV footage of a fatal shooting, without sight of blood or injury detail. In one sequence Battaglia recalls a man exposing himself and masturbating in front of her when she was a child. There are non-graphic verbal references to domestic abuse. Black-and-white archive footage contains brief, non-gory images of a cow being dragged off a cart, stunned and subsequently butchered. Other issues include moderate sex references, a short sequence of marijuana misuse, and brief sight of non-sexualised full-frontal nudity.
injury detail
There is frequent use of photographs and archive news and documentary footage of the aftermath of Mafia murders. The images are mostly black-and-white, although some are in colour. Many of the images, including two colour photos of a murdered child, feature strong bloody detail. A sequence of black-and-white footage features a close-up image of a pair of eyeballs in a corpse’s hand.
images of real dead bodies and violence
Classified Date:
12/11/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Modern Films
violence
There is grainy CCTV footage of a fatal shooting, without sight of blood or injury detail.
injury detail
There is frequent use of photographs and archive news and documentary footage of the aftermath of Mafia murders. The images are mostly black-and-white, although some are in colour. Many of the images, including two colour photos of a murdered child, feature strong bloody detail. A sequence of black-and-white footage features a close-up image of a pair of eyeballs in a corpse’s hand.
additional issues
In one sequence Battaglia recalls a man exposing himself and masturbating in front of her when she was a child. There are non-graphic verbal references to domestic abuse. Black-and-white archive footage contains brief, non-gory images of a cow being dragged off a cart, stunned and subsequently butchered. Other issues include moderate sex references, a short sequence of marijuana misuse, and brief sight of non-sexualised full-frontal nudity.
Classified Date:
15/11/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Modern Films
Cuts:
Company chose to remove stronger images of real dead bodies and the bloody aftermath of real violence in order to obtain a 15 classification. Cuts made in accordance with BBFC Guidelines and policy. An uncut 18 classification was available.
Paperwork Remarks:
e, T, a, r, l, i, r
Classified Date:
15/11/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Modern Films
Cuts:
Company chose to remove stronger images of real dead bodies and the bloody aftermath of real violence in order to obtain a 15 classification. Cuts made in accordance with BBFC Guidelines and policy. An uncut 18 classification was available.
Paperwork Remarks:
Trailer
Classified Date:
24/02/2020
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Modern Films
Classified date12/11/2019
LanguageEnglish, Italian
