Berlin Alexanderplatz (2020)

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Synopsis

Dir: Burhan Qurbani. German/Soninke/English-language Drama. Based on the novel by Alfred Döblin. A man (Welket Bungué) from Guinea-Bissau moves to Germany, where he is befriended by a drug dealer (Albrecht Schuch) and two women (Jella Haase, Annabelle Mandeng).

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 ethno-cultural, developmental, and sexual slurs
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual violence - some nudity and detail; infrequent portrayals of weapons and hand-to-hand violence - some blood, nudity, and detail
• Frequent portrayals of sexual activity - some detail, and breast and buttock nudity
• Frequent breast nudity in a non-sexual context
• Infrequent portrayals of smoking, alcohol use, and illegal substance use in a recreational context - little detail; infrequent portrayals of illegal substance trafficking - little detail

Thematic elements

• Actions and consequences
• Choice and fate
• Loyalty and betrayal

Classification rationale

Rated 18A for sexual content, sexual violence, and coarse language

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