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Parental Guidance(Parental Guidance)

Synopsis

Dir: Jonathan Keijser. Arabic/English-language Drama. A Syrian refugee (Ayham Abou Ammar) new to Canada struggles to adapt to small-town life, while helping his father (Hatem Ali) re-establish a chocolate business.

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of cursing, profanity, and scatological slang
  • Infrequent, brief portrayals and depictions of war imagery
  • Infrequent portrayals of illness - little detail

Thematic elements

  • The refugee experience
  • Culture clash
  • Family relationships

Classification rationale

Rated PG for infrequent use of coarse language

Classification date

February 17, 2022

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