Possession (1981)

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Synopsis

Dir: Andrzej Zulawski. Horror/Psychological. After her husband (Sam Neill) returns home from a long absence, a woman (Isabelle Adjani) requests a divorce and begins exhibiting bizarre behavior.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive, some in a sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, profanity, vulgar expressions, and sexual slurs
• Frequent gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence - much blood and some detail
• Infrequent portrayals of creatures and frightening scenes - some blood and detail
• Infrequent breast, buttock, and male genital nudity in a non-sexual context
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity, some in a horror context - no nudity, some detail
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Navigating relationships
• Mental illness
• Obsession

Classification rationale

Rated 18A for sexual content, nudity, and violence in a genre context

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