'I never imagined it would be banned': The ultra-violent, sexually explicit French thriller now being reappraised

Released in French cinemas 25 years ago this month, Baise-moi is a pulpy, ultra-violent odyssey of two women disillusioned with a patriarchal society that is now remembered as one of cinema's biggest cause célèbres

I'm guessing it probably got banned over technicalities, like "erect penis + vagina close up + penetration = x rating"

The article compares it to Romance, but Romance was not as visually explicit.