GLUE-SNIFFING FILM SLATED.

A controversial new film glamorising glue-sniffing has been given an 18 certificate by the British Board of Film Classification.

Gummo, directed by Harmony Korine, is about two American teenagers who feed their solvent abuse habit by shooting cats with air rifles and selling the carcasses to butchers. Animal charities have widely condemned the movie. A spokesman for the Cat Protection League said: "Scenes of cruelty to people and to animals should not be shown at all. We have grave concerns about the content of the film."

Defenders of the movie say the film is a "slice-of-life" depiction of American teenagers. Gummo was released on Friday (April 17).

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