New Zealand bans film told from serial killer’s perspective
The remake of 1980 slasher film about a killer who scalps his victims was released in Ireland in March of this year but now cannot be screened anywhere in New Zealand other than film festivals or as part of academic study. DVDs of the film will not be allowed for sale.
The government censor said that Maniac, which is shot from the killer’s point of view, contains graphic violence and “content that may disturb”, and said a wide release of the film “is likely to be injurious to the public good”.
