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Monday, 28 February, 2005, 16:02 GMT

Passion recut for Easter showings

The Passion of the Christ A less violent version of the Biblical epic The Passion of the Christ is to be released in UK cinemas this Easter.

Mel Gibson's film, entitled The Passion - Recut, has been cut by six minutes and will have a 15 certificate, instead of the original 18.

Director Gibson said: "I hope to cater to those people that perhaps might not have seen the original because of its intensity or brutality."

The film will open in UK cinemas on 25 March - Good Friday.

Gibson's depiction of the final hours of Jesus' life caused controversy around the world when it opened last year.

It made $610m (£317m) at the global box office after its cinema release in February 2004.

It went on to sell 2.4 million copies in the US by midday on its first day of release on DVD.



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