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14A(14A) Frightening Scenes, Violence

Synopsis

Dir: Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou. Horror. After learning that her friends have been communicating with spirits using an embalmed hand, a teenager (Sophie Wilde) attempting to speak to her deceased mother experiences terrifying results.

Content elements

  • Frequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang, profanity, sexual slurs, and vulgar expressions
  • Frequent portrayals of hand-to-hand and weapons violence, most in self-harm and horror contexts - some blood and detail
  • Infrequent references to suicide - some detail
  • Frequent portrayals of transformations, frightening scenes, nightmarish imagery, and paranormal phenomena in a horror context - some blood and detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context; infrequent references to cannabis use

Thematic elements

  • Coping with loss
  • The paranormal
  • Perspectives on friendship

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for violence and frightening scenes in a genre context

Classification date

June 29, 2023

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