Rape Of Recy Taylor, The

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(Parental Guidance) Mature Subject Matter, Disturbing Content, Not Recommended For Young Children

Synopsis

Documentary. After Recy Taylor is gang raped in 1944, she, her family, and a group of civil rights activists work to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Content elements

• Infrequent use of cursing and ethno-cultural and sexual slurs
• Infrequent depictions and portrayals of hand-to-hand and weapons violence, most in an historical film clip context – little detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual assault - little detail; frequent references to sexual assault – little detail
• Infrequent descriptions or and references to sexual activity – some detail
• Brief depictions and portrayals of tobacco use in a historical context

Thematic elements

• Activism and solidarity
• Racism and injustice
• The impact of sexual violence

Classification rationale

Rated PG for mature and disturbing subject matter involving sexual violence and racism in a documentary context

Classification date

February 28, 2018