Can you kill your best friend? Battle Royale is a film that has affected many, many people. Touted as the most dangerous film ever made – Battle Royale is simply an awesome movie about one of the most hypothetically traumatic things that could ever happen to teenagers. Out of all of the horror/ survival films I have ever seen, this is definitely on top of the list.
At the dawn of the new millennium, Japan is in a a state of near-collapse. Unemployment is at an all-time high, and violence amongst the nations youth is spiralling out of control. With school children boycotting their lessons and physically abusing their teachers, a beleaguered and near-defeated government decides to introduce a radical new measure: the Battle Royale Act. Read more on next page.