Video Nasties: Draconian Days (2014)

Directed by Jake West1h 37mDocumentary,Horror

The highly anticipated follow-up to their critically acclaimed VIDEO NASTIES: MORAL PANIC, CENSORSHIP & VIDEOTAPE documentary, director Jake West and producer Marc Morris continue uncovering the shocking story of home entertainment post the 1984 Video Recordings Act. A time when Britain plunged into a new Dark Age of the most restrictive censorship, where the horror movie became the bloody eviscerated victim of continuing dread created by self-aggrandizing moral guardians. With passionate and entertaining interviews from the people who lived through it and more jaw dropping archive footage, get ready to reflect and rejoice the passing of a landmark era.

Year
2014
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
1 March 2014
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7.4 (14)
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Sian Barber
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Martin Barker
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Graham Bright
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Lavinia Carey
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Alan Jones
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Tony M. Clarke
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Kate Egan
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John Hayward
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Spencer Hickman
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David Hyman
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Kim Newman
Kim Newman
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Neil Marshall
Neil Marshall
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Marc Morris
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Julian Petley
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David Kerekes
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Craig Lapper
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C.P. Lee
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Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
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Stephen Thrower
Stephen Thrower
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Cathal Tohill
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Carol Topolski
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Nigel Wingrove
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James Ferman
James Ferman
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David Flint
David Flint
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Alex Chandon
Alex Chandon
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Neil Keenan
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