

The BBFC stated they rejected the film because of sexual violence, and the film was potentially breaking UK obscenity laws. The film was submitted for release in the United Kingdom to the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) who refused to give the film an '18' certificate, therefore making the film illegal to supply within the UK.

Most of the cuts were to obtain the 'R' rating and removed several intense scenes of sexualized violence and torture, however, some scenes were also removed by the director himself which he intended to edit out of the film before going into theaters but never got the chance. In comparison with the theatrical cut of the film, the 'R' rated DVD version was missing approximately 22 minutes. By night, he rapes, tortures, and murders prostitutes. The film follows a wealthy immigrant serial killer: a German photographer, who leads a double life: by day he shoots erotic photos. ( May 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) You can provide one by editing this article. These two sequences are probably the movie's most graphic scenes of sexual violence.This article needs an improved plot summary. The scene ends with the woman bleeding from her mouth and the suggestion that she has been stabbed and continually stabbed after the rape is offscreen. Sexually aggressive language is used during this scene which lasts for nearly or over two minutes in screen time. Once again, the nudity is not masked, and focus is made upon the woman's body and bloodied face. In the second rape scene, a woman is seen tied or chained up to an exercise/weight lifting bench and raped from behind. Blood is seen on the woman's face as she lays there. The killer then punches the woman in the face knocking her out while still raping her.

The nudity is not masked and the rape is shown in full with exception to genital regions and explicit sexual elements (e.g., there is no hardcore elements which one would find in a pornographic film). In the first scene, a woman is raped from behind on top of a bed. The rape in particular is focused upon during the two scenes in which it occurs. The film contains various scenes of rape and violence towards women.
