Zola (2020)

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Synopsis

Dir: Janicza Bravo. Drama/Crime/Comedy. Based on the Tweets by Aziah 'Zola' King. A stripper (Taylour Paige) tells the story of going on a trip to Florida that gets increasingly complicated.

Content elements

• Pervasive use of the sexual expletive and variations, some in a sexual or aggressive context; pervasive use of vulgar expressions and sexual slurs; frequent use of cursing and scatological slang; infrequent use of profanity
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual assault - no nudity, little detail; infrequent portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence - some blood, little detail
• Frequent, sometimes detailed portrayals of sexual activity - buttock nudity
• Multiple instances of male genital nudity and buttock nudity in a non-sexual context
• Infrequent portrayals of smoking and alcohol use in a recreational context - little detail
• Infrequent portrayals of crude bodily functions - some detail

Thematic elements

• Surviving adversity
• Complex interpersonal dynamics
• Perspectives on sex work

Classification rationale

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

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