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14A(14A) Brutal Violence, Disturbing Content

Synopsis

Dir: Shen Ao. Mandarin-language Drama. A Chinese journalist (Xiao Yang) working for a telecommunications company abroad, and his wife (Qi Xi), are kidnapped by extremists.

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of cursing, and vulgar expressions
  • Frequent portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence, many in a torture context, some involving children - blood, gory and brutal detail; frequent portrayals of wounds, suffering, corpses, and dismemberment - blood and some gory detail; infrequent portrayals of violence against animals - detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of tobacco use in a recreational context
  • Infrequent portrayals of crude bodily functions - little detail

Thematic elements

  • The brutalities of war
  • Survival and sacrifice
  • Extremism

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for brutal violence and disturbing content

Classification date

December 08, 2025

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