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(14A) Synopsis
Dir: Shasha Nakhai, Rich Williamson. Drama. Based on the novel by Catherine Hernandez. Three young children (Liam Diaz, Anna Claire Beitel, Essence Fox) become friends at a student reading center.
Content elements
- Frequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, developmental and ethno-cultural slurs
- Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand violence in a child abuse context - no blood or detail
- Infrequent portrayals of bullying and racism
- Infrequent portrayals of smoking and illegal substance use
Thematic elements
- Coping with trauma
- Parent/child bonds
- Poverty
Classification rationale
Rated 14A for coarse language, substance use, and mature subject matter
Classification date
January 26, 2022Was this page helpful?
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