 The film has never been released in the UK and was recently banned  from public showing at the 2006 Edinburgh Film Festival following  intervention by the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty  to Animals (SSPCA). According to the BBFC the movie would never  receive a UK certificate as the film contravened the Cinematograph  Films (Animals) Act 1937 because the cockfighting scenes were  organized for the purpose of filming.