'Lady Bird' gets censored for Australian release

Get the Full StoryFor a country which throws around the c-word like it's going out of fashion, Australians won't be able to hear it said in the critically-acclaimed Lady Bird.

Greta Gerwig's Oscar-nominated film has been cut by Universal Pictures to satisfy an M rating in the country, replacing the word "c t" with "cooze" and removing some explicit nudity, as noted first by Facebook page Media Censorship in Australia.

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That's compared to the U.S., where the film has been given an R rating by the MPAA.

As noted by Filmink, who contacted the Australian Classification Board for clarification, Lady Bird was initially rated MA 15 on Jan. 23, which means that it can only be seen by people above the age of 15, or those under with a parent or guardian. Read more...More about Entertainment, Film, Movies, Australia, and Lady Bird

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