"Battle Royale II - Requiem (Special Edition)"
2003
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku

This sequel to the ultra-violent and highly controversial Japanese blockbuster is no less disturbing than its original. A group of idealistic teenagers are again recruited by the government, this time to hunt internationally-known terrorist Shuya Nanahara and his group, Wild Seven, on their island stronghold. They are separated into pairs and connected by electronic collars so that if one team member is killed, the other dies as well. Like its predecessor, BRII was a box office smash that elicited great debate about the nature and value of its violence. Japanese with optional English and Korean subtitles.  133 minutes.

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