Inxeba has no artistic merit, FPB appeals tribunal insists as legal battle over rating goes on
Just 48 hours after Inxeba (The Wound) scooped multiple awards at the South African Film and Television Awards (Saftas)‚ the Film and Publication Board’s (FPB’s) appeals tribunal continued to insist that the movie had "no artistic merit" and should be classified with the same rating as hardcore porn. High Court in Pretoria Judge Joseph Raulinga will view the full film on Monday as part of an ongoing legal battle over its X18 rating. Indigenous Film Distribution and Urucu Media‚ the producers of the movie‚ are fighting to overturn its recent X18 reclassification by the board’s appeals tribunal. The film documents a gay relationship in the context of an isiXhosa initiation ritual‚ and was previously classified by the FPB as 16LS. Earlier in March‚ the FPB distanced itself from its appeals tribunal, after the latter changed the rating of the film to X18. The FPB said many people were under the impression that the tribunal was part of the board‚ but that it was a separate entity that wa...
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