Hate Crime (2013 film)

2013 American film

Hate Crime

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Directed by| James Cullen Bressack
Written by|

* James Cullen Bressack
* Jarret Cohen

Produced by|

* James Cullen Bressack
* Jarret Cohen

Starring|

* Jody Barton
* Nicholas Clark
* Greg Depetro
* Debbie Diesel
* Tim Moran
* Ian Roberts
* Sloane Morgan Siegel
* Maggie Wagner

Cinematography| James Cullen Bressack
Edited by| James Cullen Bressack

Production
company

Psykik Junky Pictures

Distributed by| Unearthed Films

Release date

* October 15, 2013 (2013-10-15) (DVD)

Running time

| 71 minutes[1]
Country| United States
Language| English

Hate Crime is a 2013 American found footage horror film directed by James Cullen Bressack, co-written by Bressack and Jarret Cohen.

## Plot

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A group of crystal meth-crazed neo-Nazis invade a Jewish family's home and subject them to beating, rape, torture, incest and murder.

## Cast

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* Jody Barton as John Buckly Jr./One
* Nicholas Clark as Tyler
* Greg Depetro as Dan
* Debbie Diesel as Lindsey
* Tim Moran as Thomas Middle/Two
* Ian Roberts as Bill Buckly/Three
* Sloane Morgan Siegel as Alex
* Maggie Wagner as Melissa

## Release

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In March 2015 the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) refused to issue a certificate to the film for a video-on-demand release, stating:

> It is the Board's carefully considered conclusion that the unremitting manner in which [the film] focuses on physical and sexual abuse, aggravated by racist invective, means that to issue a classification to this work, even if confined to adults, would be inconsistent with the Board's Guidelines, would risk potential harm, and would be unacceptable to broad public opinion.[1]

James Cullen Bressack commented that he was "honoured to know that [his] mind is officially too twisted for the UK."[2] Though some[3] reacted positively to the ban, which was the BBFC's first (and as of 2018 only) complete refusal of certification since 2011's The Bunny Game, Bressack stated:

> As a Jewish man, and a victim of anti-Semitic hate, I made a horror film that depicts the very thing that haunts my dreams. As an artist I wanted to tell a story to remind us that we live in a dangerous world; a world where racial violence is on the rise. It saddens me to learn that censorship is still alive and well.[4]

## See also

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* List of films banned in the United Kingdom

## References

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1. ^ a b "HATE CRIME | British Board of Film Classification". bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
2. ^ Wheat, Phil (March 2, 2015). "Nerdly » James Cullen Bressack's 'Hate Crime' banned by the BBFC". www.nerdly.co.uk. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
3. ^ Thompson, Simon (March 4, 2015). "Hate Crime: Why Censors Are Right to Ban the Anti-Semitic Horror". HuffPost UK. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
4. ^ Wheat, Phil (March 9, 2015). "Nerdly » UK 'Hate Crime' ban – James Cullen Bressack responds". www.nerdly.co.uk. Retrieved August 28, 2018.

## External links

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* Hate Crime at IMDb
* Hate Crime at Rotten Tomatoes

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