Fifty Shades of Grey is an erotic romantic film that was produced by Focus Features, Michael De Luca Productions and Trigger Street Productions and it was distributed by Universal Pictures. The film was released on February 9, 2015. The theatrical release was somewhat censored worldwide (possibly due to rating concerns), an unrated edition would later release. Peacock streams the censored version of the film. Due to protests from religious group the Philippines censored the film. Due to the film's graphic sexual content it was banned in a number of countries. The version on the free French TV channel TF1 was censored in order to ensure the film could air on the channel.
Censorship
International censorship
Peacock
(Note:Peacock uses the censored theatrical release not the uncensored unrated edition)
- The scene that shows a close up on Ana in her underwear was modified for the Theatrical release. In the Theatrical version the next shot shows a close up on Christian's face while in the unrated version it shows a close up on Ana's upper body as a result in the Unrated version you can see her breasts.
- The scene that shows Christian and Ana having sex was shortened.
- The scene that shows Ana blindfolded was modified for the Theatrical release. In the Theatrical version it is zoomed in on her face instead of a farther away shot as a result you don't see her breasts.
- The scene that shows a close up on Ana blindfolded was modified for the Theatrical release. In the Theatrical version the close up zooms in more on her face which causes you not to see Ana's breasts.
- The scene that shows Christian licking Ana's nipple was replaced with a close up on Ana's face.
- The scene that shows Christian moving his hand down to put on the condom was cut.
- The scene that shows Christian striking Ana again was cut.
- The scene that shows Christian striking Ana another time was replaced with a close up on Christian's face.
- The scene that shows the whips smacking Ana's genital area were replaced with shots of her face and of her stomach.
- The scene that shows Christian pulling his pants down was replaced with a shot of his backside as a result you no longer see his part of his dick and you no longer see his public hair.
- The scene that shows Ana climaxing was replaced with a more "harmless" shot of Ana and Christian having sex.
Cambodian censorship
- The film was banned in Cambodia.
France censorship
TF1
- All scenes of sex/nudity were censored/cut.
Indian censorship
- The film was banned in India.
Indonesian censorship
- The film was banned in Indonesia.
Kenyan censorship
- The film was banned in Kenya.
Nigerian censorship
- The film was banned in Nigeria a week after it was released.
Papua New Guinean censorship
- The film was banned in Papua New Guinea.
Philippines censorship
- The version released in the Philippines removed all of the sex scenes. This was given an R-18 rating by the MTRCB.
Russian censorship
- The film was banned in the North Caucasus region or Russia.
United Arab Emirates censorship
The film was banned in the United Arab Emirates.
Zimbabwe censorship
- the version released in Zimbabwe removed all of the sex scenes.
Where to find it uncensored
The unrated edition is uncensored.