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BBC film 'so disturbing' it was banned for 20 years finally available to watch
- The War Game, a 1965 BBC documentary, was banned for two decades for being too horrifying for TV.
- The film finally aired in Britain on July 31, 1985, twenty years after its original screening.
- The War Game follows a fictional nuclear strike on Britain and its aftermath, including evacuations and societal collapse.
- The documentary earned awards, including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1967.
- The War Game is now available to stream on BBC iPlayer and to buy on Amazon Prime Video.
- Peter Watkins wrote and directed the docu-drama, which centers on a nuclear crisis in Rochester, Kent.
- Critics labeled the film as disturbing and overwhelming, contributing to its lasting legacy.
- The film’s return to platforms comes amid renewed interest in historic media censorship cases.
- The War Game’s premiere occurred at the National Film Theatre in London in 1966, after its initial 1965 screening.
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