Colin Firth has criticised American film censors for giving his new movie The King's Speech an R rating.
The movie has been widely praised by the critics on the festival circuit but because of the colourful language the movie has been given a restricted rating.
Speaking to The Daily Mail the actor said: "That puts it in the category of sickening screen violence. As our director Tom Hooper pointed out, a 12-year-old can see Daniel Craig being tortured and having his b******s crushed in a Bond film but they can't go and see me say the F word in a film where its use couldn't be in a more humane context."
"They're words used in context to help a man heal. They're not insulting anybody, they're not used viciously, they're not used in a sexual context. They're a string of naughty words.
"This is a man who has a moment of exhilarating freedom through these forbidden words and he's immediately rather sheepish about it."
Firth takes on the role of King George VI in the movie as he tries to overcome a stammer, the movie also stars Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush.
Firth was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar earlier this year for his role in A Single Man and may believe that he could go one better with his latest performance.
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