Minding The Gap

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Synopsis

Documentary. Three childhood friends turn to skateboarding to escape their difficult and turbulent homes lives.

Content elements

• Frequent, sometimes aggressive use of the sexual expletive and variations in a non-sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang; infrequent use of cursing, profanity, and vulgar expressions
• Frequent discussions of domestic violence and child abuse in a documentary context – little detail
• Frequent portrayals of alcohol use, some in an addiction context; infrequent use of tobacco and cannabis use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Friendship and escape
• Parent/child bonds
• The impact of domestic violence
• Perspectives on masculinity

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language and mature subject matter relating to domestic violence

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