Censor (2021 film)

Censor
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPrano Bailey-Bond
Written by
  • Prano Bailey-Bond
  • Anthony Fletcher
Produced byHelen Jones
Starring
CinematographyAnnika Summerson
Edited byMark Towns
Music byEmilie Levienaise-Farrouch
Production
companies
  • Silver Salt Films
  • BFI
  • Film4
  • Ffilm Cymru Wales
Distributed byVertigo Releasing[1]
Release dates
  • 28 January 2021 (2021-01-28) (Sundance)[2]
  • 20 August 2021 (2021-08-20) (United Kingdom)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$361,699[3][4]

Censor is a 2021 British psychological horror film directed by Prano Bailey-Bond. It was produced from a screenplay by Bailey-Bond and Anthony Fletcher. The film stars Niamh Algar, Nicholas Burns, Vincent Franklin, Sophia La Porta, Adrian Schiller in his final film appearance, and Michael Smiley.[5]

Censor had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on 28 January 2021.[2] It received the Méliès d'Or for Best European Fantastic Film.[6]

  1. ^ "Censor (2021)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Sundance - FPG". Sundance. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Censor". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Censor". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. ^ Grater, Tom (16 December 2020). "First Look At Niamh Algar In Sundance Midnight Selection 'Censor'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  6. ^ Mack Correia, Andrew (17 October 2021). "Sitges 2021 Méliès d'Or Awards: Prano Bailey-Bond's Censor Wins Best Film". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 23 October 2021.