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18A(18A)

Synopsis

Dir: Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou. Horror. After the death of their father, a brother (Billy Barratt) and sister (Sora Wong) witness strange occurrences at their new foster mother's (Sally Hawkins) secluded home.

Content elements

  • Frequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, and vulgar expressions
  • Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand and weapons violence, most involving children - blood and detail; frequent portrayals of cannibalism - blood and some detail; frequent portrayals of self-harm and suffering, most involving children - blood and gory detail
  • Frequent portrayals of nightmarish imagery and transformations, most involving children - blood and detail; frequent portrayals of corpses - male frontal nudity, detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of alcohol use in a recreational context involving minors
  • Infrequent portrayals of crude bodily functions - detail

Thematic elements

  • Coping with loss
  • Sibling bonds
  • Appearances versus reality

Classification rationale

Rated 18A for violence, frightening scenes, and disturbing content

Classification date

May 12, 2025

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