The story is of an American couple, David and Amy Sumner (played by Hoffman and George) who move to Cornwall, UK to escape violence in the United States. They face increasingly levels of harassment by the local population. Finally David retaliates with extreme violence.
The movie gained notority in the UK following its being banned in 1984 by the British Board of Film Classification under then newly introduced Video Recordings Act[?]. The film was banned because of apparent glamourisation of sexual violence in the Amy Sumner rape scene. The film was again refused in a licence in 1999, following the distributors refusal to cut the scene. The film was finally certificated uncut for video and DVD release on July 1, 2002.
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