August 1998
FACE /OFF US 1997 (Face/OFf -Kahdet kasvot)
Original title country year (Finnish Title)
Rating K16
Length / Running time: 3825 m / 140'
Distributor: Finnkino
Examiners : Antti Alanen, Arto Aulavuo
Classification number 100341
Finnish Board of Film Classification

August 1998
BULLET IN THE HEAD / Diexue jietou HK 1990  ( )
Original title country year (Finnish Title)
Rating K18 (short vers. cut 5')
Length / Running time: 3605 m / 132'
Distributor: Cinema Mondo
Examiners :Antti Alanen, Arto Aulavuo, Maija-Leena Sarkko, Kauko Aromaa, Terhi Aalto-Setälä, Tuomas Valsta
Classification number 100395
Finnish Board of Film Classification

August 1998
ONCE A THIEF / Zongheng sihai HK 1991  ( )
Original title country year (Finnish Title)
Rating K16
Length / Running time: 2975 m / 109'
Distributor: Cinema Mondo
Examiners :Antti Alanen, Matti Paloheimo
Classification number 100384
Finnish Board of Film Classification

HARD TARGET US 1993 (Hard Target)
Original title country year (Finnish Title)
Rating K18
Length / Running time: 2645 m / 97'
Distributor: UIP
Release in Finland (Theatre): 22.4.1994
Examiners :
Classification number 98597
Finnish Board of Film Classification

THE KILLER Diexue shuang xiong / Dip hut seung hung HK 1989
Original title country year (Finnish Title)
Rating K18
Length / Running time: 3060 m /
Distributor: Cinema Mondo
Release in Finland (Theatre):
Examiners : Antti Alanen, Matti Paloheimo, Antti Alanen, Matti Paloheimo, Terhi Aalto-Setälä, Juhani Saarivuo 
Classification number: 98886 (re-classified, original classified as K18))
Finnish Board of Film Classification

BROKEN ARROW US 1996
Original title country year (Finnish Title)
Rating K16
Length / Running time:
Distributor:
Release in Finland (Theatre):
Examiners :
Classification number
Finnish Board of Film Classification

HARD BOILED HK 1992
Original title country year (Finnish Title)
Rating Banned
Length / Running time:
Distributor:
Release in Finland (Theatre): No way
Examiners :
Classification number
Finnish Board of Film Classification

Banned films 1920-1996 by Finnish Board of Film Classification

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IN UK

FACE/OFF

7s cut by the BBFC for both cinema and video versions, running time 133:07s, certificate 18

• Archer (John Travolta) asks his daughter whether she has protection and demonstrates a butterfly knife by whirling it around. This demonstration does not pass the censor as the butterfly knife is on their list of no-no's (See below)
• The girl eventually gets to use the butterfly knife by stabbing Archer, but we don't get to see the knife

Pictures from first cut scene.

IN GERMANY

All rating and censorship IS voluntary; however, it is a 'hard' ratings system - if you are under the age given, you may not watch the film in question (this is enshrined in the law). The possible ratings are: suitable for all ages, 6, 12, 16 and 18.

Once a film has been rated, that is its rating for both cinema and video. It is quite legal to have two versions of a film. Quite often there is a cut 16 version and an uncut 18 version on video. With few exceptions, they tend to be less strict here, e.g. Face/Off was rated 16 with no cuts.

HARD BOILED cut ca. 12 minutes for 12

FACE/OFF Uncut, Rating 16

BULLET IN THE HEAD Cut (runs 98 min), Rating 18

Melon Farmer's: Germany Video Censorship