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World War Z is an American action movie directed by Marc Forster that is loosely based on the book of the same name. The movie was released in June 21, 2013 by Paramount Pictures. The movie was banned in China. The theatrical cut of the film was censored due to the Paramount Pictures wanting the movie to appeal to teens. The theatrical cut toned down the violence, digitally removed blood and cut some scenes in order to reduce the runtime.

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International censorship[]

The theatrical release is censored for a lower rating in most countries.

  • The scene that shows a cop being hurtled through the air was shortened.
  • The scene that shows Constance looking like she is scared was cut.
  • The scene that shows the truck moving around the cab was cut.
  • The scene that shows the truck hitting a cab was cut.
  • The scene that shows the truck's driver stepping on the brakes was cut.
  • The scene that shows the truck's brakes not responding was cut.
  • The scene that shows the truck hitting four cars was cut.
  • The scene that shows the bald walker was modified for the theatrical cut. In the theatrical cut the scene is blurry and it is hard to make out any details, in the unrated edition it shows two zombies behind the bald walker.
  • The scene that shows Constance looking like she is scared was shortened.
  • The scene that shows a Female walker running towards the guy in the car was shortened.
  • The scene that shows zombies trying to break the windshield was shortened.
  • The scene that shows a zombie biting a human was cut.
  • The scene that shows a zombie breaking into a car that has a woman inside it was cut.
  • The scene that shows the zombies attacking Gerry was cut.
  • The scene that shows one of the zombies biting a human was cut.
  • The scene that shows Gerry discovering a young man with a pistol was modified for the Theatrical release. The theatrical cut does not show the dead man that is behind Gerry.

Chinese censorship[]

  • The movie was banned in mainland China due to the movie showing zombies, and due to the actor Brad Pitt being in the movie.

Where to find it uncensored[]

The unrated edition is completely uncensored.

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