Requiem For A Dream (2000) [reclassified 2017]

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Synopsis

Drama. Based on the book by Hubert Selby Jr. In Coney Island, four people struggle with their addictions and the choices they make to support them.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations, some in a sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang; infrequent use of cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, and ethno-cultural slurs
• Infrequent portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence - some blood, little detail
• Infrequent detailed portrayals of wounds, surgery, and medical treatment - some blood, much wound detail
• Infrequent portrayals of frightening scenes in a delusional context
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual content, some in a disturbing context - some breast and buttock nudity, much detail
• Infrequent breast and buttock nudity in a non-sexual context
• Pervasive portrayals of illegal substance use and abuse in addiction and trafficking contexts - much detail
• Infrequent portrayals of crude bodily functions - some detail

Thematic elements

• Addiction
• Isolation and alienation
• Consequences

Classification rationale

Rated 18A for detailed substance abuse, sexual content, and disturbing content all in a dramatic context

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