Whitney

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Synopsis

Documentary, An exploration of the life of singer Whitney Houston, from her early days singing in the church choir until her death in 2012.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations, some in a sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, and sexual references
• Infrequent depictions of violence in a civil unrest context - some blood and detail; infrequent references to suicide and self-harm – some detail; infrequent references to child sexual assault – little detail
• Frequent references to and depictions of tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drug use – some detail

Thematic elements

• Public versus private lives
• Self-expression through music
• Addiction

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language, substance abuse, and some mature subject matter all in a documentary context

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