10 More Horror Movies That Got Banned From Certain Countries

There are some films that were once considered controversial, but are deemed pretty tame by modern viewers. Psycho caused a hullabaloo in 1960 because it was the first feature to depict a toilet flushing. Nowadays, such a display isn't a big deal.

However, The Devils is so controversial by today's standards, it's hard to believe the film made it into theatres in 1971. Ken Russell's historic drama was always going to cause a scene, since it blends three touchy subjects together; torture, sex, and religion.

Considering The Devils contains scenes of a priest's knees being pulverised, a woman having sex with a bone, and naked nuns defiling a religious statue, the director should've known his work would be torn apart, not just by critics, but censors.

Due to the subject matter, The Devils couldn't be released until it was heavily edited. However, government officials in Finland believed the movie's heinous content could affect the mental health of viewers, encouraging the censorship board to ban it outright. Despite several attempts to reverse this decision, The Devils was forbidden from being distributed in Finland until 2001.