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18A(18A) Sexual Content

Synopsis

Comedy. Fed up with Toronto, a homeless man (Aaron Abrams) and a prostitute (Tommie-Amber Pirie) go to great lengths to raise the money for a pair of bus tickets.

Content elements

  • Pervasive use of the sexual expletive and variations, some in an aggressive of sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang; infrequent use of cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, and sexual and developmental slurs
  • Frequent use of detailed sexual language and references, some involving children
  • Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand and weapons violence – no blood, little detail; portrayal of a medical emergency – some detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity – no nudity, some detail
  • Infrequent male genital nudity in a sexual context; infrequent buttock nudity in a non-sexual context
  • Frequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context; infrequent references to substance abuse

Thematic elements

  • Friendship and co-dependence
  • The families we make
  • Opportunism

Classification rationale

Rated 18A for detailed sexual content and language in a comedic context

Classification date

November 21, 2018

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