'Dark Knight Rises' BBFC Classification Controversy

Before the theatrical release of 'The Dark Knight Rises', the film had to have 34 seconds cut from the film to bring it down to a 12A Classification. This is because these scenes where of a violent nature, and deemed unsuitable for family audiences that the film would have been targetted at if it was to be released as 12A with no cuts.

The BBFC states that 12A rated films can contain 'moderate violence' and should be no emphisis on blood or injuries but only if it is in context, not for presenting sadism. Because if this, 34 seconds of the original version had to be cut because it didn't follow these guidlines.