Film and Literature Board of Review Decisions
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Irreversible (Decision No. 9)
Description: 8 December 2004
File Size: 121k
Irreversible (Amendment to Decision No. 8)
Description: 8 December 2004
File Size: 142k
Irreversible (Decision No. 8)
Description: 1 December 2004
File Size: 202k
Irreversible (Decision No. 4)
Description: 6 September 2004
File Size: 288k
Shades of Red (Decision No. 3)
Description: 8 October 2004
File Size: 230k
Shades of Red (Decision No. 1)
Description: 27 August 2004
File Size: 288k
Buttman (Decision No. 1)
Description: 24 August 2004
File Size: 316k
Twentynine Palms (Decision No. 3)
Description: 2 August 2004
File Size: 296k
Twentynine Palms (Decision No. 2)
Description: 16 July 2004
File Size: 251k
Anatomy of Hell (Decision No. 3)
Description: 2 August 2004
File Size: 313k
Anatomy of Hell (Decision No. 2)
Description: 9 July 2004
File Size: 288k
The Passion of The Christ (Decision No. 1)
Description: 5 April 2004
File Size: 345k
Kill Bill - Part 1 (Decision No. 7)
Description: 9 March 2004 (Amendment to Decision dated 5 March 2004)
File Size: 171k
Kill Bill - Part 1 (Decision No. 6)
Description: 5 March 2004
File Size: 193k
Kill Bill - Part 1 (Decision No. 5)
Description: 3 March 2004
File Size: 301k
Kill Bill - Part 1 (Further Interim Restriction Order - Decision No. 4)
Description: 2 December 2003
File Size: 231k
Kill Bill - Part 1 (Interim Restriction Order)
Description: 14 November 2003
File Size: 258k
Ken Park (Further Decision)
Description: 24 June 2003
File Size: 187k
Ken Park (Decision)
Description: 30 March 2003
File Size: 161k
Irreversible (Decision No. 3)
Description: 20 August 2004
File Size: 191k
Irreversible (Decision No. 2)
Description: 17 August 2004
File Size: 294k
Irreversible (Decision)
Description: 30 May 2003
File Size: 163k
8 Mile (Decision)
Description: 25 March 2003
File Size: 163k
Lies (Decision No. 4)
Description: 24 March 2003
File Size: 128k
Lies (Decision No. 3)
Description: 29 November 2002
File Size: 337k
Lies (Decision No. 2)
Description: 18 October 2002
File Size: 160k
Lies (Decision No. 1)
Description: 20 September 2002
File Size: 1128k
Bully (Decision)
Description: 11 April 2003
File Size: 164k
Bully (Interim Restriction Order Decision)
Description: 30 July 2002
File Size: 335k
Moonen publications (Decision)
Description: 25 November 2002
File Size: 1191k
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