Ban the Sadist Videos!

Ban the Sadist Videos!

2005 · 52 min · ★ 6.8 · Documentary, History

An in-depth analysis of the "Video Nasty" scandal of the early 1980s in Britain.

Directed by David Gregory · Written by David Gregory

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