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14A(14A) Violence, Substance Abuse, Coarse Language

Synopsis

Dir: Nicolas Winding Refn. Serbian/Danish/Polish-language Crime/Drama. A Serbian drug lord (Zlatko Buric) in Copenhagen tries to juggle several tasks: a big drug deal, his daughter's birthday party, and his attempt to kick his drug addiction.

Content elements

  • Frequent use of the sexual expletive, some in a sexual context; infrequent use of cursing, profanity, scatological slang, vulgar expressions, and sexual slurs
  • Frequent portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence, some in a torture context - some bloody detail; infrequent detailed portrayals of butchering people and disposing of corpses - some blood and gory detail
  • Infrequent buttock and brief male genital nudity in a non-sexual context - little detail
  • Frequent portrayals of illegal substance use in both addictions and trafficking contexts - much detail; infrequent portrayals of smoking and alcohol use in a recreational context - little detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of crude bodily functions - some detail

Thematic elements

  • Multitasking and prioritizing
  • Coping with addiction
  • Crime and violence

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for violence and substance abuse

Classification date

June 23, 2026

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