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14A(14A)

Synopsis

Crime/Drama. Based on the New Yorker article 'The Bank Drama' by Daniel Lang. In 1973 Stockholm, an American bank robber (Ethan Hawke) and his partner (Mark Strong) take three hostages (Noomi Rapace, Bea Santos, Anders Yates) who soon begin to sympathize with their captors.

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, profanity, cursing, and vulgar expressions
  • Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand and gun violence - some blood, little detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in recreational and historical contexts

Thematic elements

  • Empathy and bonding
  • Power and control
  • Escalation and desperation

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language and violence

Classification date

February 19, 2019

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