This had trouble with the Australian censors when it was shown at the Perth International Film Festival in 1975. Normally, censorship does not affect film festivals, but pressure from conservatives forced the board of censors to ban the film. It was allowed to be shown after an appeal to the ban, but it was banned again in 1976.
There is no dialogue in this film.
Shown at the Locarno International Film Festival (Switzerland) in August 2008
After being Refused Classification (banned) in Australia in December, 1976, a third attempt was made at appealing the film's "banned" status in April, 1977, but was banned once again; effectively banning it nationwide throughout Australia and has since never been successfully re-appealed. The film remains banned in Australia to this day.