Climax

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Synopsis

French-language Horror/Drama. In the late 90s, a French dance troupe (Sofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub, Claude Gajan Maull) finds themselves under the influence of LSD when someone spikes the sangria at a party.

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 sexual slurs
• Frequent use of sexual language and references – some detail
• Infrequent portrayals of weapons and hand-to-hand violence, some in a self-harm context – some blood and impact, little detail; portrayal of sexual assault – no nudity, some detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity – breast and buttock nudity, some detail
• Infrequent female frontal nudity in a non-sexual context
• Pervasive, detailed portrayals of illegal substance use; frequent portrayals of tobacco and alcohol use

Thematic elements

• Mob mentality
• The descent into chaos
• Group dynamics under stress

Classification rationale

Rated 18A for pervasive substance use, violence, sexual content, and disturbing tone

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