It is an independent non governmental body which has classified cinema films since it was set up in 1912. It was set up by the film industry as an independent body to bring a degree of uniformity to the classification of film nationally. The film trailer is planned for an 18 audience which means that no theme is prohibited at 18. Adults are free to choose their own entertainment provided the material is not illegal or potentially harmful, so it is possible some themes tackled at 18 may be offensive even to some adult viewers.
However the trailer should be shown on TV or before videos online, therefore the trailer must be appropriate for younger audiences to maximise potential screen time. The lower potential age rating is 15. This means that at 15 violence may be strong however it should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable. This is important as in most Bank Heist trailers they depict scenes of violence.
As it is a heist film it runs the risk of showing dangerous behaviour or things teens might copy.
The BBFC consider the risk of potential harm to impressionable teenagers. For example, dangerous behaviour such as hanging, suicide and self-harming should not dwell on detail which could be copied. Whether the depiction of easily accessible weapons is acceptable will depend on factors such as realism, context and setting. The self harm and aspect will not feature in the trailer, however the accessibility of weapons may be a subject we need to be careful with.
Although the film would be an 18, the trailer would need to have a 15 rating given by the BBFC in order to allow it to shown to younger audiences.
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