The UK release was cut, compulsory cuts were required to remove sight of obscene and potentially harmful sexual activity (in this case, scissors being traced along a woman's genital area and focus on injury to buttocks sustained through sado-masochistic activity) in accordance with BBFC Policy and Guidelines, the Video Recordings Act 1984 and the current interpretation of the Obscene Publications Act 1959, in order to obtain an R18 classification. An uncut classification was not available.