Great to see that you get such controversial films released in The US and UK (at least on DVD). I'm still waiting for it to appear in Germany, but the reviews I've read so far were all positive, so I'll just cross my fingers.
I think the director said in an interview that every shot of the film always had four elements in it. Quite a task, if you try not to get annoying with this. 
Arsaib, you mention the film being banned in Russia. Do you have more information about it? I'd like to know how long this ban lasted, what the official explanation for it was, and if anything was cut or changed from the original version.