Yeah, the tone of The Brood is perhaps too serious and dark, what we see might be 15 worthy, but the context makes it a bit more disturbing and thought provoking...maybe.
Though to be honest, I lost track of any consistency in the BBFC's certification system long, long ago.
I think films should be certificated not merely on grounds of "sex & violence", but also tone and theme. To pick the old warhorse, Citizen Kane, this is a U certificate in the UK, yet it's subject matter is an adult one unlikely to be understood or appreciated by those under 15, say. The system as it is reduces cinematic suitability to a question of exposure to tits and blood.
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