2 ▁minutes . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁cut s ▁were ▁to ▁obtain ▁the ▁' R ' ▁rating ▁and ▁removed ▁several ▁inten se ▁scenes ▁of ▁sexual ized ▁violence ▁and ▁tort ure , ▁however , ▁some ▁scenes ▁were ▁also ▁removed ▁by ▁the ▁director ▁himself ▁which ▁he ▁intended ▁to ▁edit ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁before ▁going ▁into ▁the aters ▁but ▁never ▁got ▁the ▁chance . ▁ ▁UK ▁ban ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁submitted ▁for ▁release ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Board ▁of ▁Film ▁Classification ▁( BB FC ) ▁who ▁refused ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁film ▁an ▁' 1 8 ' ▁certificate , ▁therefore ▁making ▁the ▁film ▁illegal ▁to ▁supply ▁within ▁the ▁UK . ▁The ▁BB FC ▁stated ▁they ▁rejected ▁the ▁film ▁because ▁of ▁sexual ▁violence , ▁and ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁potentially ▁breaking ▁UK ▁obsc en ity ▁laws . ▁ ▁Release ▁Mur der - Set - P ie ces ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁limited ▁release ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁with ▁an ▁NC - 1 7 ▁rating . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁L ions ▁Gate ▁Home ▁Entertainment ▁with ▁an ▁' R ' ▁rating ▁on ▁DVD . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁Universal ▁Studios ▁in ▁Spain , ▁The ▁Wein stein ▁Company ▁in ▁Sweden , ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century ▁Fox ▁in ▁France , ▁and ▁An chor ▁Bay ▁Entertainment ▁in ▁Russia . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁received ▁generally ▁negative ▁reviews . ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes ▁reports ▁that ▁ 3 6 % ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁reviews ▁were ▁positive , ▁with ▁an ▁average