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Flatliners trailer deemed too ‘violent’ for broad audiences by ad watchdog

Abigail Dawson

October 23, 2017 9:28

The trailer for the thriller film Flatliners remake has been deemed too ‘violent’ for a broad audience, the Ad Standards board has ruled.

Aired during on-demand episodes of Seven’s family program Little Big Shots, the trailer sparked a complaint to the Ad Standards Board because it contained “graphically portrayed violent scenes including someone being suffocated with a plastic bag”.

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Abigail Dawson was Mumbrella's senior content journalist covering event content. She left Mumbrella to move into an agency role in 2020.

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