Film Ratings
Film “End of the Spear” R16 rating downgraded to R13 following Society’s successful appeal
Friday, July 4th, 2008Press Release 4 July 2008
The film “End of the Spear” has had its classification downgraded from R16 to R13 following a successful appeal by the Society against the classification decision issued by the Chief Censor’s Office. The Society contended in its written and oral submisssion to the Board that the nature of the depiction of [...]
Submission to Secretary re film “End of the Spear”
Friday, April 11th, 2008Urgent Attention
Secretary of Internal Affairs
and copy for Mr Owen Davie
Secretary, Film & Lierature Board of Review
Additional Comments Relevant to Society’s Proposed Lower Classification of the DVD End of the Spear and Formal Application for Leave.
5 February 2008
Further to the information submitted earlier by fax by the Society to the Secretary of Internal Affairs re the [...]
Submission to Board Re film “End of the Spear”
Friday, April 11th, 2008Attention: Film & Literature Board of Review (FLBR)
Re: End of the Spear (DVD 113 min 30 sec in length. Classified R16 By Chief Censor’s Office - the Office of Film and Literature Classification [OFLC]).)
The Society contends that the DVD feature End of the Spear, which is virtually identical to the 35 mm cinema version of [...]
Morals body seeks lower [End of the Spear] film rating
Friday, April 11th, 2008KELLY ANDREW - The Dominion Post Saturday, 05 April 2008
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominionpost/4464953a6479.html
A morals group is calling for a film’s rating to be lowered from R16 so that younger audiences can experience its Christian message.
End of the Spear tells the true story of a group of Christian missionaries speared to death by an Ecuadorian tribe in 1956. The [...]