Absurd
A seemingly indestructible man escapes after a laboratory accident and terrorises a household while a priest and police try to stop him. The film mixes slasher structure with a supernatural explanation for the killer's endurance.
Film details
| Original / alt title | Rosso sangue; Absurd; Anthropophagus 2 (marketing title) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Director | Joe D'Amato |
| Country | Italy |
| Runtime | Approx. 90 min |
| Main cast | George Eastman, Annie Belle, Charles Borromel |
UK status
One of the final 39 successfully prosecuted Video Nasties.
Later UK collector editions were classified 18 without cuts indicated.
Why it caused controversy
UK censorship / Video Nasties history
A quick status check first, followed by the film’s censorship timeline. A DPP prosecution was an obscenity case against a particular video publication — it was not automatically the same thing as a permanent nationwide “ban”.
Detailed censorship timeline & facts
FACTS & TRIVIA
- Some English-language credits use the name Peter Newton for the director.
- George Eastman wrote the screenplay and plays the killer.
- Sometimes marketed as Anthropophagus 2, though not a direct narrative sequel.
- Its home-invasion structure anticipates later unstoppable-killer slashers.
- The UK theatrical version lost more than two minutes before classification.
- Later uncut classification showed how much BBFC attitudes had changed.
- The original Medusa-era UK sleeve is highly collectible.
Distributor / VHS label
Archive cover shown is the user-supplied scan. UK distributor / VHS-label attribution varies by edition and is not asserted here without a verified sleeve imprint.
Trailer
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