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(14A) Coarse LanguageSynopsis
Dir: Bent Hamer. Dark Comedy. Based on the novel 'Sluk' by Lars Saabye Christensen. In a town that suffers a lot of accidents, an unemployed man (Pål Sverre Hagen) is hired to inform the next of kin when people die.
Content elements
- Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of cursing, profanity, and scatological slang
- Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand violence - some blood, little detail; infrequent portrayals of corpses, injuries, and medical patients - some blood, little detail; frequent portrayals of grief
- Infrequent portrayals of smoking and alcohol use in a recreational context - little detail
Thematic elements
- Coping with grief
- Tragedy, fate, and luck
- Appearance versus reality
Classification rationale
Rated 14A for coarse language
Classification date
May 11, 2022Was this page helpful?
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