Exchange, The (2019)

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Synopsis

Dir: Dan Mazer. Comedy. Hoping to find friendship with a French exchange student (Avan Jogia), an awkward teenager (Ed Oxenbould) discovers that the student is not as sophisticated and cultured as he assumed.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations, some in a sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, ethno-cultural slurs, and vulgar expressions
• Infrequent use of sexual language and references - some detail
• Infrequent portrayals of hand-to hand violence - no blood or detail
• Portrayal of self-harm - no blood, little detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity - buttock nudity, some detail
• Infrequent breast nudity in an art context
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Unlikely friendships
• Coming of age
• Finding confidence

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language and sexual activity

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