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(18A) Synopsis
Dir: Kristen Stewart. Drama/Biography. Based on the memoir by Lidia Yuknavitch. A young woman (Imogen Poots) struggles to find her voice as a writer after suffering years of abuse and addiction.
Content elements
- Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations, many in a sexual context; frequent use of cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, and sexual slurs
- Frequent use of sexual language and references - some detail
- Infrequent portrayals of weapons violence in a corporal punishment context - no blood, little detail
- Frequent references to, and portrayals of, child sexual abuse and domestic violence - some detail; infrequent portrayals of self-harm, injury, and still-birth - some blood and detail
- Frequent portrayals of sexual activity - breast nudity, some blood and detail; infrequent portrayals of BDSM - no blood, some detail
- Frequent breast and female frontal nudity in a non-sexual context
- Frequent portrayals of alcohol use in an addiction context; infrequent portrayals of tobacco, cannabis, and illegal substance use in a recreational context; infrequent portrayals of a drug overdose - some detail
- Infrequent portrayals of crude bodily functions - some detail
Thematic elements
- Coping with trauma and loss
- Finding your voice
- Life of the author
Classification rationale
Rated 18A for sexual content, nudity, substance abuse, mature subject matter, and coarse language
Classification date
January 27, 2026Was this page helpful?
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