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Fire
1996
India
Released in Canada in 1996, Fire was passed by the Indian CBFC in 1998 uncut and with an “A” certificate and first screened on 13 November that year. Despite critical acclaim, from early December a number of protests were launched at the film’s exhibition.
Read more China Film Group Corporation
1999
China
The China Film Group Corporation (CFGC, Zhongguo dianying jituan gongsi) begins its history with the establishment in 1951 of the China Film Management Corporation.
Read more Shintaro Ishihara
1999
Japan
Shintarō Ishihara (1932- ) penned the novellas upon which the famous taiyōzoku, or sun-tribe, films of 1956 were based, and is thus partly responsible for that lasting image of mid-century Japanese youth.
Read more Battle Royale
2000
Japan
In Battle Royale, class 3-B participates in a national ritual legitimated by the “Millennium Education Reform Act”, under which one class of students are taken to a remote island each year and required to fight one another to the death.
Read more Perfect Dark: Rated M (Mature 17+)
2000
United States
Perfect Dark was released in North America on 22 May 2000 for the Nintendo 64 console. It was the first game on a Nintendo console to receive an M (Mature 17+) rating under the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) system.
Read more Banned Video Games in Brazil
2001
Brazil
Despite protections for freedom of expression, Brazil has banned numerous video games, typically through judicial decisions.
Read more Suicide Club
2001
Japan
Suicide Club (Jisatsu Sākuru, 2001) begins with 54 teenage schoolgirls collectively counting down from three before jumping to their deaths from a Shinjuku station platform in front of a rush hour train.
Read more Dil Chahta Hai
2001
India
A story about romantic and homosocial relationships for upper-middle-class young men at the end of college, it is notable for being set in both Mumbai and Sydney.
Read more Rating Role-Playing Games
2002
Brazil
Brazil is the only country examined in this project that requires compulsory age rating for role-playing games (RPGs).
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