French official restricts 'Saw III'

PARIS (AP) -- The French culture minister sat through a screening of the horror movie "Saw III" -- and decided it wasn't for minors.
Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres announced Tuesday that he would prohibit minors under 18 from seeing the film, which opens in France this week.
Donnedieu de Vabres said in a statement the movie exhibited "violence and intolerable, incessant sadism." The scenes explicitly showing "physical and moral torture" justified the decision, he said.
The French commission in charge of rating films had brought the issue before Donnedieu de Vabres. The restriction also means "Saw III" will require encryption and a parental warning if it is shown on television.
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